52 TERMS USED IN FORESTRY AND LOGGING. 



Trough roof. A roof on a logging camp or barn, made of small logs split length- 

 wise, hollowed into troughs and laid from ridge pole to eaves. The joints of the 



lower tier are covered by inverted troughs. (N. F. ) 

 Turkey, n. A bag containing a lumberjack's outfit. To "histe the turkey" is to 



take one's personal belongings and leave camp. (N. W., L. S.) 

 Turn, n. 1. A single trip and return made by one team in hauling logs — e. g., a 



four-turn road is a road the length of which will permit of only four round trips 



per day. (N. F.) 

 Syn. : trip. (Gen.) 



2. Two or more logs coupled together end to end for hauling. (P. C. F. ) 

 Turnout, n. A short side road from a logging-sled road, to allow loaded sleds to 



pass. (N. W., L. S.) 

 Twin sleds. See Logging sled. , 



Twister, n. See Spanish windlass. 

 Twitch, V. See Skid. 

 Two sleds. See Logging sled. 

 Undercut, v. See Notch. 

 Undercut, n. The notch cut in a tree to determine the direction in which the tree 



is to fall, and to prevent splitting. (Gen. ) 

 Syn.: notch (Gen.), nick (S. F. ). 

 Undercutter, n. A skilled woodman who chops the undercut in trees so that they 



shall fall in the proper direction. (Gen. ) 

 Union drive. A drive of logs belonging to several owners, who share the expense 



pro rata. (N. F. ) 

 Uprig'ht roller. A flanged roller placed upright at a bend in a skid road to direct 



the cable. (P. C. F.) 

 Syn. : roller, dolly. 

 Value, V. See Cruise. 

 Valuer, n. See Cruiser. 

 Van, 71. The small store in a logging camp in which clothing, tobacco, and medicine 



are kept to supply the crew. (N. W., L. S. ) See Commissary. 

 Wag-on sled. See Logging sled. 

 Wanigan, n. A houseboat used as sleeping quarters or as kitchen and dining room 



by river drivers. (N. W., L. S. ) 



Syn.: ark (N. F.), shanty boat (S. F.). 

 Water ladder. Pole guides up and down which a barrel slides in filling a sprinkler 



by horsepower. (N. W., L. S.) 

 Water slide. See Flume. 

 Wedge a tree, to. To topple over with wedges a tree that is being felled. (Gen.) 



Syn.: throw, trip. 

 Wet slide. See Flume. 

 Whiffletree neckyoke. A heavy logging neckyoke, to the ends of which short 



whiffletrees are attached by rings. From the ends of the whiffletrees wide straps 



run to the breeching, thus giving the team added power in holding back loads on 



steep slopes. (N. F. ) 

 White water man. A log driver who is expert in breaking jama on rapids or 



falls. (N. F.) 

 Widow maker. A broken limb hanging loose in the top of a tree, which in its fall 



may injure a man below (N. F. ), or a breaking cable (P. C. F. ). 



