cold deck Lumbering
See 1952 quote.
See also: hot deck
- 1938  But the fire swept towards the "cold decks" on a dirt road, where they had been piled during the winter waiting till the ground had dried enough to truck them out.
- 1952  Logs which are piled together for loading immediately make up a hot deck, those left in a pile to be moved later form a cold deck.