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log
/lɑɡ/
noun
The trunk of a dead tree, cleared of branches.
"They walked across the stream on a fallen log."
Any bulky piece as cut from the above, used as timber, fuel etc.
A unit of length equivalent to 16 feet, used for measuring timber, especially the trunk of a tree.
verb
To cut trees into logs.
To cut down (trees).
To cut down trees in an area, harvesting and transporting the logs as wood.
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