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lodge poles

lodge poles is the plural of lodge pole.

Meaning of lodge pole

Noun

lodge pole (plural lodge poles)

  1. (US) A pole used to support the covering of traditional temporary structures in the American West.
    • The structure when completed is in the form of a sharp cone. At the summit is a small opening for window, chimney, &c., out of which the lodge poles project some distance, crossing each other at the point where the four shortest are tied together.1822, “Skin Lodges of the Konza Indians. From Maj. Long's Expedition to the Rocky Mountains”, in Port Folio

Questions about lodge poles

What is lodge poles the plural of?
Lodge poles is the plural of lodge pole.

Words near lodge poles in the dictionary

  1. lodge
  2. Lodge Bay
  3. lodge house
  4. lodge houses
  5. lodge pole
  6. lodge poles
  7. lodge solemn representation
  8. lodge-house
  9. lodge-houses
  10. lodgeable
  11. lodged

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