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Definition of "key-log" [key-log]

  • In lumbering, a log which is so caught or wedged that a jam is formed and held by it. (noun)

The Century Dictionary (Public Domain)

Use "key-log" in a sentence
  • "One of the foremen of Benbow Camp -- the best ax wielder of the crew -- ran out on the boom to a point near the middle of the frothing stream and began cutting the key-log."
  • "Moncrossen, Stromberg, Fallon, and one other to search for the key-log."
  • "I landed on the island and watched with great interest the men as they pried, twisted and tumbled the pile to get at the key-log which, found and loosened, would send the heap into the water."