The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-07-30
The Logger's Dictionary.


lation.
The Losger's Dictionary.
Under the skilful, efficient and honest
direction of CLIFFORD PINCHoT, tho Bu-
,reau Of Forestry, or the Forest Service,
to give it its new name has been and is
doing q work Of high practical import
ance. Far reaching though generally I'M
appreciated problems Of water supply,
food supply and even climate arc on
the way to right solution a. the result
Of that work, the reward Of which will
be reaped by later generations. BY dis
seminating sound knowledge Of forestry
and the economic value and necessity Of
forest preservation, by cooperating With
planters and owners Of woodlands, Mr..
PINcHoT and his associates arc doing
much for the United States and have
now an honorable name abroad. And
they are making good contributions to
landscape gardening also, and the beauty
of the country, subjects in which large
intelligent interest now exists.
Forester PINcHoT's bureau has just
sent out a little pamphlet, prepared in
cooperation with the Society Of American
| Foresters, and full Of interest to philolo-
gers. 1t is a lexicon of "Terms Used
in Forestry and Logging Mr.. Pm
cHoT says that many lumber men and
practically all the trained foresters in
the United States have had hand in it.
The layman will open wide his Dyes at
the extent Of these special vocabulasiss
and terms Of art. s'.
We can't linger on the forestry terms
but we must cut 'sspling' A young
tree, the dictionary says. Tho forestsrs
are more precise:
"A tree feet or ov~ u height. end Isas tAsn
| inches In diameter breast high. small. sapaiAe
Is from 70 10 feet In height 4 large sspsns . 10
iees or over IN height t'|.
The political "scratcher' II numerous
enough, and the young scratohsrs' Of
this State are young no longer; but
what Is q sscratcher" under the CREAM
| wood tree?
AN instrument used for marking tssA A
hooklike gougs fastened 70 . hat. elllptioal irsn
! hoop, with wooden handle plates % the opposits
I side from die gougs. Synonyms: bark biassr.
bark souss. cruisers bark blazer. tires scribe
1 Z, What an unknown world Of English
! words there isl Do you know what q
"two-storied forest Is, for examplei
! But we must seek the lumberer's gang
and the logging dictionary. Hero, in
decd, Is richness. How many Of us
know, what everybody ought to know,
that an alligator is q boat used In
! handling floating logs, or "a device,
often made from the fork Of . tree. on
which the front end Of log IL placed
to facilitate skidding"; that ball
hootsr" rolls logs down hill; that a
'blue jay sgreaser' or 'roadmonkey'
keep, logging road In condition; that
sbolster" bunk" 10 the heavy tim
| Der upon which the logs rest on logging
sled; that a 1briar' 10 crossout saw;
that 'brutting crew. rolls logs down
] sldpes too steep for teams; that bull
cook Turnkey or 'chore boy" IL
cleaner, cutter Of wood and drawer of
water in logging camp?
Does any sohoolboy in these parts
1 know that bully Is the logging camp
foreman; bull donkey" large dom
key engine; "a camp inspector" lazy
@lunberjack" or logger, who roalns
from camp to camp; a-scatfaoe' partly
healed over fire scar on tree stem; q
"cattyman' an expert river driver; a
'choker' moose Of wire rope; the
Achokerman' the man who fastens it on
the logsp To chunk deli 9htful word
lis to clear tho ground. 'Conk, which
we now as slang for 'head,' Is "the
decay in wood caused by q fungus. =
A 'orab' Is q little raft with windlass and
anchor. The deacon seal" to tho bench
| in front Of the sleeping hunks. A dead
head, 'bobber' or .sinker' IL a sunken
log. A dead man. Is fallen tree.
A dolphin is a cluster Of piles to which
boom il secured. .Doty"-cousin Of
/. dotty - doEy,' means decayed. =
.Dry-ki' are trees killed BY flooding.
A feeder" is q 'barn boss" and has
charge Of the stables. 'dray' or single
sled il also bob @crotch,' sgo-
devil lizard "sooot,' "sloop.' A
-goosepen" Is a large hole burned in a
! standing tree. A grab skipper il a
eh!STss iron pry or hammer. A .. eaver, ,
i4gutterman' or 'swamper' 10 Z man
who clears tho Ground Of underhrush
A 'jsokpot' Is an irregular pile OF logs
or "a oontemptuous expression applied
to an unskilful piece Of work. A jam
cracker, log watch or head driver" il
an expert river driver. Ahead push or
'straw boss Is subforeman. 'Jobber's
sun" Is "a term applied to the moon in
q jobbers' or contractors logging camp,
ON account Of the early and late hours
Of commencing and ending work.
r. Here We ars only in -, and half the
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