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log tent
DCHP-1 (pre-1967)
Entry from the DCHP-1 (pre-1967)
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1 — Obs. or Hist.
an A-shaped shed made by laying logs up to a ridgepole and chinking with moss and clay.
See: lean-to
These structures, much simpler to build than a cabin, were used for temporary dwellings and storehouses.
Quotations
1743
Log tents or huts are us'd in these parts by the English only, these they make in length and Weddth according to the Quantity of men that is to Live in them.
1783-85
On December 14 a start was made on a log tent in which to live during the winter of 1776-77.
1887
Our log tent is almost buried in snow-drift.
2
See quote.
See: shack-tent
Quotations
1942
[Caption] An Indian log tent. Canvas and spruce boughs cover the pyramidal framework and poles.