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back junk 
a large log placed at the back of a wood fire to make it last.
See also: backlog
- 1958 On Christmas Eve, therefore, the "backjunk" blazed higher and brighter than usual in the big, open fireplaces.
- 1958 Huge fire places are filled with "back junk" -- usually the largest tree in the forest that will burn through the 12 days of Christmas. . . .
- 1958 On Christmas Eve, therefore, the "backjunk" blazed higher and brighter than usual in the big, open fireplaces.