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The Rail Splitter Crossword Clue

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noun

• the first of the Old Testament patriarchs and the father of Isaac; according to Genesis, God promised to give Abraham's family (the Hebrews) the land of Canaan (the Promised Land); God tested Abraham by asking him to sacrifice his son

37%4Rail-splitter's tool
noun

• A cleaving tool for splitting cask staves and shingles from the block.

• A dirty woman; a slattern; a frow.

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New York Times21 Jul 2009 Down 59 ABE
New York Times18 Oct 1994 Across 20 ABE
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