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Body wood. Cord wood cut from those portions of the stem of trees which 



are clear of branches. (N. F.) 

 Bolster, ;/. See Bunk. 

 Boom, n. Logs or timbers fastened together end to end and used to hold 



floating logs. The term sometimes includes the logs inclosed, as a boom 



of logs. (Gen.) 

 Boomage, n. Toll for use of a boom. (Gen.) 

 Boom buoy. See Boom stay. 



Boom chain. A short chain which fastens boom sticks end to end. (Gen.) 

 Boom company. A corporation engaged in handling floating logs, and 



owning booms and booming privileges. (N. F.) 

 Boom pin. A wooden plug used to fasten to boom sticks the chain, rope, or 



withe which holds them together. (Gen.) 

 Boom rat. One who works on a boom. (N. F.) 

 Boom stay. A heavy weight used to anchor booms in deep water; its 



position is indicated by a pole or float attached to it. (N. F.) 

 Syn.: boom buoy. 

 Boom stick. A timber which forms part of a boom. (Gen.) 

 Bottle butted. See Swell butted. 

 Bottom sill. See Mudsill. 



Brail, v. To fasten logs in brails. • 



Brail, /?. A section of a log raft, six of which make an average tow. (L. S.) 



Syn.: block. (S. F.) 

 Brake sled. A logging sled so constructed that, when the pole team holds 



back, a heavy iron on the side of each runner of the forward sled is forced 



into the roadbed. (N. F.) 

 Brand, n. See Mark. 

 Break out, to. i. To start a sled whose runners are frozen to the ground. 



(N. W., L. S.) 

 2. To open a logging road after heavy snowfall. (N. W., L. S.) 

 Breastwork log. See Fender skid. 

 Briar, /;. A crosscut saw. (Gen.) 

 Bridle, ;/. A device for controlling the speed of logs on a skid road. It 



consists of a short rope with two hooks at one end, which are driven into 



the first log of the turn; at the other end is a clamp which runs over the 



cable. (P. C. F.) 

 Bridle man. One who follows a turn of logs down the skid road and tends 



the " bridle." (P. C. F.) 

 Broadleaf, a. See Hardwood. 

 Brow skid. The chief beam in a frame to which tackle for loading logs on 



cars is fastened. (P. C. F.) 

 Syn.: draw skid, lead log. 

 Brush a road, to. To cover with brush the mudholes and swampy places 



in a logging road, to make it solid. (N. F.) 



