lumberjill n.— «Handling tree trunks like this as easy falling off a log for this sturdy British “lumberjill.”…She’s doing her bit for Britain’s defense by taking over a lumberjack’s job.» —“‘Lumberjill’ Does Her...
lien n.— «Lien. Old contracting custom which requires that contractor treat workers upon near completion of construction work, which is indicated by hoisting of small cedar tree to top of structure.» —“General Contracting—Building...
cryoturbation adj.— «Temperatures are so low that when tree and grasses die they do not fully decompose. New plants grow out of the half-rotted old ones, and when these plants die the same thing happens all over again. Eventually, through...
cate-faced n.— «Salladay’s greatest fear is of cat-faced timber—a tree burned out at the base by fire, leaving what appears to be a solid tree but is now just a shell with no support inside. This tree is dangerous to fell but too...
snag n. in firefighting, a standing dead or burned tree. Etymological Note: This is directly related to two older senses: ‘a branch stump on a trunk’ and ‘a dead tree or branch, in the bottom of a body of water, that interferes with navigation or...
snag n.— «A bolt of lighting had struck a 70-foot-tall snag—a standing dead tree—in the Tin Cup Creek drainage of the Kalmiopsis Wilderness early that morning, and was burning in what looked like knee-high brush.» —“For Firefighters...