cross-cut saw a saw for cutting wood against the grain.
cant-hooks wooden levers with movable metal hooks near one end that are used for handling logs.
big log booms a chain of floating logs making a barrier to enclose other free-floating logs.
cord wood a pile of logs that will be used for burning in a fireplace.
half-breed a derogatory term used to refer to a person of mixed racial ancestry, especially American Indian and Caucasian.
a plug of tobacco a dense piece of chewing tobacco.
eye teeth the canine, or pointed and conical, teeth located in the upper jaw.
Christian Scientist a follower of Mary Baker Eddy (1821-1910), an American religious leader.
He who ruleth his spirit is greater than he that taketh a city. The quotation is from the Bible, Proverbs 16:31-32.
squaw an offensive term used to refer to a Native American woman or wife.
