log-runner | Dictionary of Australasian Words Phrases and Usages by Edward E. Morris

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·noun A Hebrew measure of liquids, containing 2.37 gills. II. Log ·vi To move to and fro; to <<Rock...

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The smallest measure for liquids used by the Hebrews (Lev. 14:10, 12, 15, 21, 24), called in the Vul...

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Scratch runner
·add. ·- One that starts from the scratch; hence, one of first-rate ability. ...

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tree-runner
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runner-purchase
The addition of a tackle to a single rope, then termed a pendant, passing through a block applied to...

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Log-chip
·noun A thin, flat piece of board in the form of a quadrant of a circle attached to the log line; —...

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Log-ship
·noun A part of the log. ·see Log-chip, and 2d Log, ·noun, 2. ...

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log-hut
n. Log-cabin is American.Log-hut is Australian. 1802. G. Barrington, `History of New South Wales,'...

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log up
v. to make a log-support for thewindlass. 1890. Rolf Boldrewood, `Miner's Right,' c. v. p. 54: «W...

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log-rolling
In the lumber regions of Maine it is customary for men of different logging camps to appoint days fo...

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harbour-log
That part of the log-book which consists solely of remarks, and relates only to transactions while t...

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log-board
Two boards shutting together like a book, and divided into several columns, in which to record, thro...

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log-book
Mostly called the log, is a journal into which the log-board is daily transcribed, together with any...

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log-canoe
One hollowed out of a single log. (See canoe.) ...

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log-glass
The sand-glass used at heaving the log to obtain the rate of sailing. It is a 28 seconds glass for s...

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log-ship
A small line about 100 fathoms long, fastened to the log-ship by means of two legs, one of which pas...

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log-line and log-ship
A small line about 100 fathoms long, fastened to the log-ship by means of two legs, one of which pas...

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sea-log
That part of the log-book relating to whatever happens while the ship is at sea. ...

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ship-log
See log-book. ...

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native scarlet-runner
n. See kennedya. ...

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chock-and-log
n. and adj. a particularkind of fence much used on Australian stations. The Chock is a thick short ...

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bow-log timbers
A provincial name for hawse-wood. ...

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heave the log
Determine the ship's velocity by the log line and glass. ...

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forerunners of the log-line
A small piece of red bunting laid into that line at a certain distance from the log, the space betwe...

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stray line of the log
About 10 or 12 fathoms of line left unmarked next the log-ship, in order that it may get out of the ...

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