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Deadhead, n. A sunken or partly sunken log. (Gen.) 



Syn.: sinker (Gen.), bobber (N. F.). 

 Deadman, n. A fallen tree on the shore, or a timber to which the hawser of 



a boom is attached. (N. F., P. C. F.) 

 Deadwater. See Stillwater. 



Decker, ;/. One who rolls logs upon a skid way or log deck. (Gen.) 

 Decking chain. Sec Loading chain. 

 Deck up, to. To pile logs upon a skidway. (Gen.) 

 Deer foot. A V-shaped iron catch on the side of a logging car, in which the 



binding chain is fastened. (Gen.) 

 Dehorn, v. To saw off the ends of logs bearing the owner's mark and put 



on a new mark. (Kentucky.) 

 Dingle, n. The roofed-over space between the kitchen and the sleeping 



quarters in a logging camp, commonly used as a storeroom. (N. W., L. S.) 

 Dinkey, n. A small logging locomotive. (App., S. F.) 

 Dog, //. A short, heavy piece of steel, bent and pointed at one end and with 



an eye or ring at the other. It is used for many purposes in logging, and 



is sometimes so shaped that a blow directly against the line of draft wiU 



loosen it. (Gen.) 



Syn.: tail hook. (P. C. F.) 

 Dog boat. Sec Rigging sled. 

 Dogger, ;/. One who attaches the dogS or hooks to a log before it is steam 



skidded. (S. F., P. C. F.) 

 Dog hook. I. The strong hook on the end of a dogwarp. (N. F.) 



2. A hook on the end of a haul-up chain of a size to permit its being 



hooked into a hnk of the chain when the latter is looped around a log or 



other object. (P. C. F.) 

 Dogs, n. See Skidding tongs. 



Dogwarp, n. A rope with a strong hook on the end, which is used m break- 

 ing dangerous jams on falls and rapids and in moving logs from other 



difficult positions. (N. F.) 

 Dog wedge. An iron wedge with a ring in the butt, which is driven into the 



end of a log and a chain hitched in the ring for skidding the log by horse 



power; also used in gathering up logs on a drive by running a rope through 



the rings and pulling a number of logs at a time through marshes or 



partially submerged meadows to the channel. (N. F.) 

 Dolly, n. See Upright roller. 



Dolphin, n. A cluster of piles to which a boom is secured. (P. C. F.) 

 Donkey, n. A portable steam engine, equipped with drum and cable, used 



in steam logging. See Road donkey; Yarding donkey; Bull donkey; 



Spool donkey. (P. C. F.) 

 Donkey sled. The heavy sled-like frame upon which a donkey engine is 



fastened. (P. C. F.) 

 Dote, n. The general term used by lumbermen to denote decay or rot in 



timber. (Gen.) 



