the man in charge of the cutting operation on a strip.
See also: side-push
- 1957  Other buildings in the camp include a garage, cookery and administration building which also serves as living quarters for the foreman, clerk, strip boss and the scaling crew.
- 1957  While they still come up through the ranks, starting as cutters or strip bosses, and serving as assistant foremen, they get ahead by their mental ability rather than with their fists.