TERMS USED IN LOGGING 487 
Grips, n. See Skidding tongs. 
Ground hog. See Ground skidder. 
Ground loader. That member of a loading crew who attaches the tongs or 
loading hooks to the log, or who guides the logs up the skids. (Gen.) 
Syn.: bottom loader, hooker, hooker-on, .send-up man (Gen.), hookman, 
tong puller (S. F.), tong hooker (App.), sender (E. C.). 
Ground skidder. A power skidder which skids logs on the ground. (Gen.) 
Syn.: ground hog. (Ajjp.). 
Grouser, n. 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. 1. To aim a tree in felling it. In case of very large, brittle trees, 
such as redwood, a sighting device is used. (Cal.) 
Syn.: point, swing. 
2. See Cannon a log, to. 
Gun, n. A device which is in.serted into an undercut to determine the di- 
rection of fall of the tree. (P. C. F.) 
Syn.: gunning stick, shot-gun, timber compass. 
Gun a log, to. See Cannon a log, to. 
Gun boat. See Catamaran. 
Gunning stick. See Gun. 
Gutterman. See Swamper. 
Gutter road. The path followed in skidding logs. (Gen.) 
Syn.: drag road, earth slide, runway, skidding trail, snaking trail. 
Guy line. 1. Lines used to hold raft timbers together. (N. W.) 
2. Lines which support a gin-pole, or spar and tail trees. (Gen.) 
Gypo, n. A logging crew usually of from four to eight men who work on a 
contract basis. (R. M. F.) 
Gypsy yarder. See Spool donkey. 
Hack, ('. To hew. Usually appUed only to the hewing of crossties. (Gen.) 
Half-breed, n. A donkey engine designed for long distance j-arding or for 
u.se as a roader on short distance hauling. (P. C. F.) See Yarding donkey. 
Syn. : donkey. 
Half-moon tie. A tie made from a stick of timber yielding two ties. (S. F.) 
Hand-bag. See Hand-bank. 
Hand-bank, v. To haul to the banking ground, with hand sleds, ties or other 
timbers that are to be floated. (R. M. F.) 
Syn.: hand-bag. 
Hand-banker. One who hauls ties on a hand sled from the stump to the 
landing. (R. M. F.) 
Handbarrow. Two strong, light poles held in position by rungs, upon which 
bark or wood is carried by two men. (N. W., L. S.) 
Syn : ranking bar. 
Hand dog. See Dogwarp. 
Hand grab. See Dogwarp. 
