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Kilhig-, n. A short, stout pole used as a lever or brace to direct the fall of a tree. 



(N. W.) 

 Knot, V, See Limb. 

 Knot bumper. See Limber. 

 Knotter, n. See Limber. 



Laker, n. A log driver expert at handling logs on lakes. (N. F. ) 

 Landing", n. 1. A place to which logs are hauled or skidded preparatory to trans- 

 portation by water or rail. A rough and tumble landing is one in which no attempt 



is made to pile the logs regularly. (Gen.) 



Syn. : bank, banking ground, log dump, rollway, yard. 



2. A platform, usually at the foot of a skid road, where logs are collected and 



loaded on cars. A lightning landing is one having such an incline that the logs 



may roll upon the cars without assistance. (Gen.) 

 Landing man. One who unloads logging sleds at the landing. (N. F. ) 

 Landing", to break a. To roll a pile of logs from a landing or bank into the water. 



(Gen.) 

 Land looker. See Cruiser. 



Lap, n., or Lapwood, n. Tops left in the woods in logging. (Gen.) 

 Lash pole. A cross pole which holds logs together in a raft. (Gen.) 

 Lazy haul, to. See Jigger. 



Lead, n. A snatch block with a hook or loop for fastening it to convenient station- 

 ary objects, used for guiding the cable by which logs are dragged. (P. C. F. ) 

 Lead line. A wire rope, with an eye at each end, used to anchor the snatch block 



in setting a lead. (P. C. F.) 

 Lead log-. See Brow skid; Head log. 

 Lig-htnin^ landing. A%e Landing. 

 Limb, V. To remove the limbs from a felled tree. 



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

 Limber, n. One who cuts the limbs from felled trees. (Gen.) 



Syn.: knotter (P. C. F. ), knot bumper (App. ). 

 Line horse. The horse which drags the cable from the yarding engine to the log to 



which the cable is to be attached. ( P. C. F. ) 

 Lizard, n. See Dray. 

 Loader, 7i. 1. , One who loads logs on sleds or cars. (Gen. ) 



2. See Steam loader.. 

 Loading chain. A long chain used in loading or piling logs with horses. (N. F. ) 



Syn.: decking chain. 

 Loading" jack. A platformed framework upon which logs are hoisted from the 



water for loading upon cars. (N. F. ) 

 Loading" tripod. Three long timbers joined at their tops in the shape of a tripod, 



for holding a pulley block in proper position to load logs on cars from a lake or 



stream. (L. S.) 

 Syn.: hoist. 

 Lock down. A strip of tough wood, with holes in the ends, which is laid across a 



raft of logs. Rafting pins are driven through the holes into the logs, thus holding 



the raft together. (N. F. ) 

 Lodg-e, to. See Hang up, to. 

 Log-an, n. See Pokelogan. 



