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Mark caller. In sorting logs, one who stands at the lower end of the sorting 



jack and calls the different marks, so that the logs may be guided into the 



proper channels or pockets. (Gen.) 

 Marker, n. One who puts the mark on the ends of logs. (Gen.) 

 Market, n. A log 19 inches in diameter at the small end and 13 feet long. 



(New York.) 

 Syn.: standard. 

 Marking hammer. A hammer bearing a raised device, which is stamped on 



logs, to indicate ownership. (Gen.) 

 Syn. : marking iron. 

 Marking iron. See Marking hammer. 

 Match, V. See Mate. 

 Mate, V. To place together in a raft logs of similar size. (Gen.) 



Syn.: match. 

 Mill pond. The pond near a sawmill in which logs to be sawn are held. 



(Gen.) 

 Monitor. See Catamaran. 

 Moss, c'. To fill with moss the crevices between the logs in a logging camp. 



(N. F.) 

 Mud, V. To fill with soft clay the crevices between the logs in a logging 



camp. (N. F.) 

 Mudboat, u. A low sled with wide runners, used for hauling logs in swamps. 



(S. F., N. F.) 

 Mudsill, n. The bed piece or bottom timber of a dam which is placed across 



the stream, usually resting on rocks or in mud. (Gen.) 

 Syn. : bottom sill. 



Nick, II. See Undercut. 



Nose, V. To round off the end of a log in order to make it drag or slip more 

 easily. (Gen.) 



Syn.: snipe. 

 Notch, V. To make an undercut in a tree preparatory to felling it. (Gen.) 



Syn.: undercut. 

 Notch, n. See Undercut. 



Peaker, ;/. i. A load of logs narrowing sharply toward the top, and thus 



shaped like an inverted V. (Gen.) 

 2. The top log of a load. (Gen.) 

 Peavey, n. A stout lever, from 5 to 7 feet long, fitted at the larger end with 



a metal socket and pike and a curved steel hook which works on a bolt; 



used in handling logs, especially in driving. A peavey differs from a cant 



hook in having a pike instead of a toe ring and hp at the end. (Gen.) 

 Pecky, a. A term apphed to an unsoundness most common in bald cypress. 



(S. F.) 

 Syn. : peggy. 



