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Lumbering
DCHP-1 (pre-1967)
Entry from the DCHP-1 (pre-1967)
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1n.
a person whose occupation is logging.
See: logging(def. 2),log-rider,lumberer(def. 2),lumberjack(def.1),lumberman(def. 2),timber-beast,timberjack
Quotations
1853
They are generally known by the name of Lumber-men, or Loggers.
1963
In Lower Canada scores hid out in the sugaring huts and loggers' shanties in the bush.
1966
Several thousand loggers are affected [by delays caused by snow in B.C.]
2n.
a tracked vehicle used for hauling logs.
See: skidder(def. 3c)
Quotations
1955
These broad-tracked loggers are geared to the ground, can go into mud-clogged stands and come out with money-making loads.