brow

brow n A pile of sawlogs near water. The logs are piled parallel tothe water, with each tier of logs resting on two or more slender poles laid across the preceding tier, and the front logs resting in notches in the poles. This ties the logs together and permits the face of the brow to be nearly perp...

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Format: Manuscript
Language:English
Published: 1969
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Online Access:http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/elrcdne/id/6423
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Summary:brow n A pile of sawlogs near water. The logs are piled parallel tothe water, with each tier of logs resting on two or more slender poles laid across the preceding tier, and the front logs resting in notches in the poles. This ties the logs together and permits the face of the brow to be nearly perpendicular. The logs are transferred to the water individually or by knocking out a bottom log and collapsing the brow. also, a simple pile of pulpwood A pile of sawlogs near water. DNE-cit (also used as verb) Colin Penney MAY 15 69 Used I Used I Used I