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Go-back road. A road upon which unloaded logging sleds can return to the 

 skidways for reloading, without meeting the loaded sleds en route to the 

 landing. (N. F.) 

 Syn.: short road. 

 Go-devil. See Dray. 



Gooseneck, n. i. A wooden bar used to couple two logging trucks. 

 (Gen.) 

 Syn.: rooster. (P. C. F.) 



2. The point of draft on a logging sled; it consists of a curved iron hook 

 bolted to the roll. (N. F.) 



Syn. : draw hook. 



3. A curved iron driven into the bottom of a slide to check the speed of 

 descending logs. (App.) 



Goosepen. A large hole burned in a standing tree. (P. C. F.) 



Grab hook. A hook having a narrow throat, adapted to grasp any link of 



a chain. (Gen.) 

 Grab link. Sec Slip grab. 

 Grabs, n. See Skidding tongs. 

 Grab skipper. A short iron pry or hammer, used to remove the skidding 



tongs from a log. (App., S. F.) 

 Grapples, n. i. Two small iron dogs joined by a short chain, and used to 



couple logs end to end when skidding on mountains, so that several logs 



may be skidded by one horse at the same time. (N. F.) 

 Syn.: chain grapples, coupling grab. (P. C. F.) 

 2. See Skidding tongs. 

 Gravel a dam, to. To cover with gravel or earth the upstream side of the 



timber work of a dam, to make it water tight. (N. F.) 

 Greaser, ;/. Sec Road monkey. 

 Grips, ;/. See Skidding tongs. 

 Ground loader. See Send-up man. 

 Grouser, 11. A large and long stick of squared timber sharpened at the lower 



end and placed in the bow of a steam logging boat; it takes the place of 



an anchor in shallow water, and can be raised or lowered by steam power. 



(N. W., L. S.) 

 Guard a hill, to. To keep a logging road on a steep decline in condition for 



use. (N. F.) 

 Gun, V. To aim a tree in felling it. In the case of very large, brittle trees, 



such as redwood, a sighting device (gunning stick) is used. (P. C. F.) 

 Syn. : point, swing. (Gen.) 

 Gunning stick. See Gun. 

 Gutterman. See Swamper. 



Gutter road. The path followed in skidding logs. (Gen.) 

 Syn.: drag road, runway, skidding trail, snaking trail. 



