DCHP-1 Online

log tent

• 1 Obs. or Hist. an A-shaped shed made by laying logs up to a ridgepole and chinking with moss and clay.

  See also: lean-to  

  • These structures, much simpler to build than a cabin, were used for temporary dwellings and storehouses.

• 2 See quote.

  See also: shack-tent