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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 feUing it. (Gen.) 
Sjai.: box, undercut. 
Notch, 11. See Undercut. 
One-block hold. See Block hold. 
Overrun, n. The difference between the mill cut of merchantable lumber 
and the log scale. Usually calculated as a per cent of 1000 feet log scale. 
(Gen.) 
Pair of fallers. See FaUing crew. 
Parbuckle, n. See Crotch chain. 
Park, /'. To collect crossties along a strip road, usually by hand. (R. M. F.) 
Peaker, n. 1. A load of logs narrowing sharply toward the top and thus 
shaped Uke an inverted V. (Gen.) 
Syn.: wind splitter. 
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 spike and a curved steel hook which works on a bolt; 
used in handhng 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.) 
See Cant dog; Cant hook. 
Pecky, o. A term appUed to a defect common in bald cypress. (S. F.) 
Syn.: peggy. 
Peeler, n. .See Barker. 
Peggy, a. See Pecky. 
Pickaroon, n. A piked pole fitted with a curved hook, used in holding boats 
to jams in driving, and for pulling logs from brush and eddies out into the 
current. (Gen.) 
Pick the rear, to. See Sack the rear, to. 
Pier dam. A pier built from the shore, usually slanting downstream, to 
narrow and deepen the channel, to guide logs past an obstruction, or to 
throw all the water on one side of an island. (N.F.) 
Syn.: side pier, wing dam. 
Pig, n. See Rigging sled. 
Pigman, n. See Chaser. 
Pig tail. An iron device driven into trees or stumps to support a wnre or 
small rope. (P. C. F.) 
Pike lever. See Hand pike. 
Pike pole. A piked pole from 12 to 20 feet long, with or without a hook, 
used in holding boats to jams in driving and for pulhng logs from brush and 
eddies out into the current. (Gen.) 
Syn.: gaff. (E. C.) 
Pile dam. A dam formed by a double row of piles between which are placed 
stones, gravel, and fine material to prevent the passage of water. (L. S.) 
Pin dote. Small rotten spots on the ends of logs. (Gen.) 
Pine sawyer. A beetle of the genus Monohammus which attacks the sap- 
wood of pine logs. (S. F.) ' 
