DCHP-3

resting pole

DCHP-1 (pre-1967)

Entry from the DCHP-1 (pre-1967)

This entry may contain outdated or offensive information, terms, and examples.

a sturdy stick or pole used to take the weight of a pack off the bearer's shoulders and forehead while he is resting on the trail.

Quotations

1922
. . . it was not unusual to see the mother, with perhaps 150 pounds on her back, back up to one of the resting poles placed at frequent resting places, rest her pack against the pole, pull her baby down from the top and commence to nurse the child.