DCHP-2
hang-up Lumbering DCHP-1 (pre-1967)
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n.
a log caught on a snag or obstruction when being transported.
See also: hang up (def. 1)
- 1942 [Caption] Avoid hang-ups . . . the load is likely to become hung-up on a stump with a protruding root. . . .
- 1943 . . . Old Rough House Pete lay down his weary head; / For his rough house days were over, and his last hangup was fought. . . .
- 1942 [Caption] Avoid hang-ups . . . the load is likely to become hung-up on a stump with a protruding root. . . .