1 † n. It an assembly point between the cutting area and the water's edge, where logs were piled for a time before being transported to the brow (def. 1).
See also: brow (def. 1)
- 1883  They are a mazy labyrinth of road network, each one of which is a blind alley whose terminus is some "rollway" where a collection of logs or square timber has been made, ready to be drawn away by the teamsters.
- 1964  The big log was skidded to the trail, to a secondary depot or "rollway."
2 n. See quote.
- 1912  Stack, a pile of lumber; a rollway of logs decked on the banks of the river ready for the drive.