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be given to the term depends upon the connection in which it is used and 

 sometimes upon the occupation of the person who uses the term. (Supreme 

 Court of Georgia, 52 Southeastern Reporter, 324.) 



2. A term which has a restricted meaning depending on the connection in 

 which it is emploj^ed. It may refer to standing trees or stems, or trunks of 

 trees cut and shaped for use in the erection of buildings or other structures 

 and not manufactured into lumber, within the ordinary meaning of "lumber." 

 It does not ordinarily refer to the articles manufactured therefrom, such as 

 shingles, lath, fence rails, railroad ties, etc. (Supremo Court of North Caro- 

 lina, 82 Southeastern, 1036.) 



(Lum.) 1. Sawed material, 4 by 4 inches or more in dimension. (Gen.) 

 2. Sawed material more than 4^/^ inches in thickness and more than 6 inches 

 in width. (English markets.) 



Timber beast. See Lumberjack. 



Timber carrier. See Lughooks. 



Timber compass. See Gun. 



Timber contract. See Timber right. 



Timber dock. See Dock. 



Timber grapple. See Lug hooks. 



Timber mill. 1. A sawmill which specializes on heavy timbers. (Gen.) 

 2. In a sawmill, the sawing rig used for cutting timbers. (Gen.) 



Timber planer. See Sizer. 



Timber plugger. One who surreptitiously plugs knot holes and bad knots, es- 

 pecially on spar timber. (S. F.) 



Timber right. A term used to denote the purchase of standing timber, without 

 the acquisition of title to the land. (Gen.) 

 Syn.: timber contract. 



Timber roller. See Dolly. 



Timber wheels. See Logging wheels. 



Tin, n. See Apron. 



Tire, n. That part of a band saw blade, extending an inch or so back from the 

 thoats, which has not been stretched to conform to the segment to which the 

 balance of the blade is tensioned. This leaves the saw tighter at the tire 

 than it is in the middle. The width of the tire varies with the width of the 

 saw blade and the amount of tension carried. (Gen.) 



Toe piling. Sharpened poles or timbers which are driven next to the up-stream 

 face of the mudsills of a dam to prevent water from getting under the founda- 

 tions. (Gen.) 



Syn.: toe spiling. 



Toe ring. The heavy ring or ferrule on the end of a cant hook. It has a lip on 

 the lower edge to prevent slipping when the log is grasped. (Gen.) 



Toe spiling. See Toe piling. 



Toggle, n. See Toe. 



Toggle chain. 1. A short chain with a ring at one end and a toggle hook and a 

 ring at the other, fastened, to the sway bar or bunk of a logging sled and 

 used to regulate the length of a binding chain. (N. F.) 

 Sj'u.: bunk chain. 

 2. See Boom chain. 



Toggle hook. A grab hook with a long shank, used on a toggle chain. (N. F.) 



Tombstone, n. A slab torn from the bole, which adheres to the stump when a 

 tree is felled. (S.F.) 



Tommy Moore. See Bull block. 



Ton, n. In reference to European timber measurement, 480 feet board measure. 



Tong, V. To handle logs with skidding tongs. (N. F.) 



