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Trough roof. A roof on a logging camp or barn, made of small logs split length- 

 wise, hollowed into troughs and laid from ridgepole to eaves. The joints of 

 the lower tier are covered by inverted troughs. (N. F.) 

 Syn.: shake roof. 

 Truck, n. 1. A heavy wagon used to haul logs, either with animal or power 

 traction. (Gen.) 



2. See Logging truck. 

 Truck driver. A teamster who skids logs with a bummer. (S. F.) 

 Trucker, n. One who handles rough lumber from the dry sheds or yards to the 



planing mill. (Gen.) 

 Tump line. Two leather straps sewed or buckled to a leather head strap about 



four inches wide, and used to carry packs. (E. C) 

 Turkey, it. A l)ag tontaining a lumberjack's outfit. To "histe the turkey" is to 

 take one's personal belongings and leave camp. (N. W., L. S.) 

 See Duffle bag. 

 Turn, n. 1. A single trip and return made by one team in hauling logs — c. ff., 

 a four-turn road is a road the length of which will permit of only four round 

 trips per day. (N. F.) 

 Syn.: trip. (Gen.) 



2. Two or more logs coupled together end to end for hauling. (P. C. F.) 

 Syn.: trail, train. 

 Turn, V. (Turp.) To change from chipping to pulling. (S. F.) 

 Turn-around, n. A cleared area, surrounding a bunched pile of logs, in which 



logging wheels turn. (Texas.) 

 Turner. See Log roller. 

 Turn out, to, v. (Turp.) To temporarily or permanently abandon an area for 



turpentine purposes. (S. F.) 

 Turpentine, ii. The liquid product resulting from the distillation of crude tur- 

 pentine. (Gen.) 

 Syn.: spirits. 

 Tiurpentine ax. A long-bitted ax used in cutting a box. (S. F.) 



Syn.: boxing ax. 

 Turpentine orchard. A stjnul of pine which is being bled for crude turpentine. 

 (8.F.) 



Syn.: farm, place. 

 Twin band mill. A mill that lias both a right-hand and a left-hand saw used to 

 slab logs or to rip cants. Both saws may be mounted on the same frame or 

 they may be mounted on sepai-ate movable frames, so that the distance be- 

 tween saws may be altered. (Gen.) 

 Twin sled, ."^ee Logging sled. 

 Twister, }(. 1. See Spanish windlass. 



2. See Camp foreman. 

 Twitch, r. See Skid. 

 Two-block hold. See Block hold. 

 Two-faced tie. .\ pole tie with only two hewed faces. It is made from a stick 



of timber too small to hew four sides. (S. F.) 

 Two sled. .sVy' Logging sled. 



Undercut hold. A iiictlMnj of lu i;nigiiig the clioUcr un a log so tli:it when a for- 

 ward pull is exerted the log will roll backw:ir<l. (I*. C. F.) 

 Syn.: underhold roll. 

 Undercut, n. The notch cut in a tree to govern the ilir<'ition in which the tree 

 is to fall and to prevent splitting. (Gen.) 

 Syn.: notch (Gen.), box fN. F.), nick rS. F.). 



