Blind River Digital Collection

Lingo Of The Woods (from The Mississaugi Country: A Study In Logging History), 1974 , p. 2

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Burn The Stick: To slide down a pole. Bushel: To cut logs for pay by the piece rather than by the day. Bushtail: A horse. Butt: The trunk of a tree from which the branches have been trimmed. Camp-Eye: Camp watchman. Camp Inspector: A logger who never works long at one job, moving from camp to camp. Cant: To turn logs with a cant-hook. Cant Hook: A tool consisting of a metal hook or dog on-a wooden handle. Cat-Skinner: One who operates a caterpiller tractor. Cedar Saw: A one man crosscut saw for small logs. Cheat-Stick: A log-scaler's rule. Choke-Strap: A necktie. Clapboard: A thin board split from a log, used for boarding or roofing. Cackler: The camp clerk. Come-Along: A tool for carrying logs consisting of a pair of hooks hung in the middle of a handle. Lug-hook, timber carrier. Cold Deck: A storage pile of logs. Cold Skidding: Skidding logs out of the woods at some future time after they have been cut. Cow's Mouth: A notch chopped in a tree to fell it. Crown: The top of a tree Crown Fire: A forest fire in the tops of trees. Cruiser: A timber cruiser, estimator of the cut in an area. Cruiser Axe: A double bitted axe of the three quarter size. Chickadee: One who walks the hauling roads repairing them and placing hay on steep hills. Crutch: A pole used in place of a broken wheel, placed under the axle and fastened to the bed so that the wagon will slide. Cuff: To keep the log in motion in competitive birling, by kicking it with the feet. Deacon's Seat: A large seat by the fireplace in a bunkhouse, regarded as a place of honor. Deadhead: A log partly sunk in the water. Dead Man: A fallen tree. Dead Log: A log that will not float. Doll Buggy: A two wheeled cart. Donkey Puncher: One who operates a donkey engine. Down Log: A log that has fallen of its own accord. Double Barrel: A bunk or bed for two men. Drag One's Feet: - To ride the saw or fail to do one's share in a two man operation of sawing. Dugout: A water trough made by hewing out the inside of a log. A dugout boat.

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