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logg

logg is the obsolete spelling of log.

Meaning of log

Noun

log (plural logs)

  1. The trunk of a dead tree, cleared of branches.
    • They walked across the stream on a fallen log.
  2. Any bulky piece as cut from the above, used as timber, fuel etc.
    • Why do you look at the speck that is in your brother's eye, but do not notice the log that is in your own eye? Or how can you say to your brother, "Let me take the speck out of your eye," and behold, the log is in your own eye? You hypocrite, first take the log out of your own eye, and then you...1995, New American Standard Bible: Matthew 7, 3 - 5
  3. A unit of length equivalent to 16 feet, used for measuring timber, especially the trunk of a tree.
  4. (figuratively) Any cylinder; anything shaped like a tree log, particularly
    • 3. An apparatus for cutting a log of paper or the like into a plurality of sections of predetermined length[.]1968, Paper Converting Machine Co., Inc. V. FMC Corporation, United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit, page 1331
  5. (figuratively) A rolled cake with filling.
  6. (figuratively, vulgar) A solid and long piece of feces.

See all 26 meanings of log

Forms of logg

pluralloggs

Origin of logg

From Middle English logge, of unknown origin.

Questions about logg

What is logg the obsolete spelling of?
Logg is the obsolete spelling of log.

Words near logg in the dictionary

  1. logey
  2. logfile
  3. logfiles
  4. logframe
  5. logframes
  6. logg
  7. loggable
  8. loggan
  9. loggans
  10. loggat
  11. loggats

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