DCHP-2
skidded landing Lumbering DCHP-1 (pre-1967)
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the skids (def. 1c) and the logs piled on it.
See also: landing (def. 1a) skid ((n.)) (def. 1c) skidway (def. 2c)
- 1896 The 'skidded' landing is a much more business-like affair. In this kind of structure the logs are placed systematically. First a layer of logs is deposited parallel with the river's edge. Across these, at right angles, are laid a few light poles, technically termed skids. On these another layer of logs parallel to the water, and so on to the completion of the structure.
- 1896 The 'skidded' landing is a much more business-like affair. In this kind of structure the logs are placed systematically. First a layer of logs is deposited parallel with the river's edge. Across these, at right angles, are laid a few light poles, technically termed skids. On these another layer of logs parallel to the water, and so on to the completion of the structure.