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chip
"A chip of the old block," a child who either in person or sentiments resembles his father.--Grose. ...
Dictionary of American Words And Phrases by John Russell Bartlett.
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A glossary of provincial and local words used in England by Francis Grose
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log
1) A bulky piece or stick of timber unhewed. Pine logs are floated down rivers in America, and stopp...
Dictionary of American Words And Phrases by John Russell Bartlett.
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Dictionary of American Words And Phrases by John Russell Bartlett.
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log-hut
n. Log-cabin is American.Log-hut is Australian. 1802. G. Barrington, `History of New South Wales,'...
Dictionary of Australasian Words Phrases and Usages by Edward E. Morris
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log-runner
n. an Australian bird, called alsoa Spinetail. The species are – – Black-headed – – Orthonyx spaldi...
Dictionary of Australasian Words Phrases and Usages by Edward E. Morris
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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...
Dictionary of Australasian Words Phrases and Usages by Edward E. Morris
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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...
Dictionary of American Words And Phrases by John Russell Bartlett.
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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 ...
Dictionary of Australasian Words Phrases and Usages by Edward E. Morris