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Chain grapples. See Grapples. 

 Chain tender. See Sled tender. 

 Check, n. A longitudinal crack in timber caused by too rapid seasoning. 



(Gen.) 



Syn.: season check. 

 Cheese block. See Chock block. 

 Chock block. A small wedge or block used to prevent a log from rolling. 



(Gen.) 



Syn.: cheese block. (P. C. F.) 

 Choker, n. A noose of wire rope by which a log is dragged. (P. C. F.) 

 Choker man. The member of a yarding crew who fastens the choker on the 



logs. (P. C. F.) 

 Chopper, a. See Faller. 

 Chore boy. One who cleans up the sleeping quarters and stable in a logging 



camp, cuts firewood, builds fires and carries water. (Gen.) 

 Syn. : bull cook, flunkey, shanty boss. 

 Chunk, V. To clear the ground, with engine or horses, of obstructions which 



cannot be removed by hand. (P. C. F.) 

 Chunk up, to. To collect and pile for burning the slash left after logging. 



(N. W., L. S.) 

 Churn butted. See Swell butted. 

 Chute, n. See Slide. 



Coal off, to. To cut a forest clean for charcoal wood. (N. F.) 

 Commissary, n. A general store for supplying lumbermen. (App., S. F.) 



See Van. 

 Conk, n. i. The decay in the wood of trees caused by a fungus. (N. F., 



P. C. F.) 



2. The visible fruiting organ of a tree fungus. (N. F., P. C. F.) 

 Conky, a. Affected by conk. (N. F., P. C. F.) 

 Cook camp. The building used as kitchen and dining room in a logging 



camp. (Gen.) 



S>'Ti.: cook house, cook shanty. 

 Cookee, n. Assistant cook and dishwasher in a logging camp. (Gen.) 

 Cook house. See Cook camp. 

 Cook shanty. See Cook camp. 

 Corkscrew, u. A geared logging locomotive. (P. C. F.) 



Syn.: stem-winder. (App.) 

 Coma- binds. Four stout chains, used on logging sleds, to bind the two 



outside logs of the lower tier to the bunks, and thus give a firm bottom to 



the load. (N. F.) 

 Comer man. In building a camp or barn of logs, one who notches the logs 



so that they will fit closely and make a square corner. (N. F.) 

 Coupling grab. See Grapples. 



