1 Woods Dictionary Old»time lumberjacks had a lingo all their own to describe jobs, individuals and situations. Many of the terms that originated in the woods have passed out of usage, but many others are now part of the [ average American’s vocabulary. Definitions printed here are taken from the book Woods Words, compiled over many years and published in 1958 by W. F. McCulloeh, dean of the School of Forestry at; Oregon State College. AN AXE WITH TWO HEADS—What the logger says the city man says is a double-bitted axe, A RAFT OF—A whole lot of everything. This one-time strictly log- ging term has come into general use. ABORTION—A queer piece of machinery. Also a swear word for a cranky machine or one that breaks down. AIR ARTIST~A railroad engineer skilled in handling air brakes when taking heavily-loaded trains down steep grades. ALABAMA WOOL—Cotton clothing, especially underwear. ALKY—Drinkable alcohol. Also called anti-freeze. APPLE KNOCKER—A part~time or unskilled logger. BACK FORTY—The back end of an operation. a distant place. BAIT CAN—Lunch bucket. BALL AND CHAIN—A wife, or a job which a man can’t leave. BARKED—A man who has lost his hair. BEAN BURNER—Camp cook. ' BEAR SIGN—Blackberry jam, particularly if very s'eedy. BEAR WALLOW—An untidy or dirty bunk. BIG EDDY—The skid road in Portland. When a logger got there he couldn’t get outauntil his money was gone. BLANKET—A measure of cold weather, as a two‘blanket night or four-blanket night. Also used to describe a tough pancake—but only out of the cook’s hearing. BUSHELER—A logger working at piece rates. CANDY—Anything especially fancy or well-rigged. 1 CAT FACE—A scar caused by a fire or other injury to the trunk \ of a tree. CHOKE-BORED—A thin man, or a long-legged skinny man. CLOSE TO THE BLANKET~Some kind of a shady deal. COOKIE PUSHER——A hasher, or biscuit shooter. COUGAR DEN—A bunkhouse. DEADMAN‘A sunken weight or log, used to anchor a cable. DEHORN—Knock limbs off logs. To water down alcohol. Dehorners are men who will drink anything that smells like alcohol. ,. ., DOG.HER—-An-order to stop. i ‘ i—‘Nw DUKE'S MIXTURE~An old-time pipe or roll-your-own tobacco, applied to a mix up situation. EXCELSIOR—Noodles, FILLYLOO BIRD—A dirty bird often appearing in loggers’ yarns; ‘ eats red pepper, flies backward for cooling purposes. FISH EYES—Poorly cooked tapioca. FLY BREAD—Raisin bread. FOUR-L SO AND SO—A company man. Loyal Legion of Loggers and Lumbermen. sometimes said to mean lazy loggers and loafing lumber- men. GIVE ’ER SNOOSE—Pour on the power. GRAB HER BY THE FACE—To take hold of a difficult job in the right way. GRAIN FED—A particularly buxom girl. GUNPOWDERvBlack pepper. GUT HEATER—A shot of whiskey. GYPPO—A small»time logger; work by contract. HALF-SOLE A CHEW—To spike chewing tobacco with snoose. HEN HOUSE SHOW—A very poor logging outfit, HENS—~Women older than heifers, who are fresh young girls. HOME GUARD—A resident logger, a family man who‘stays on a job for a long time. HOOKTENDER’S HOME—A state mental hospital. IRISH APPLESMPotatoes. JOB SHARK~Employment agent. KLONDIKE sPUDS—Raw potatoes fried in a pan. KLOOTCH—A lady Indian. LITTLE BULL-A foreman not old enough or experienced enough to be called bull of the woods, LOGGER’S CAN OPENER—An axe, LONG JOHNS—Long-handle underwear, LUMBERJACK SMALLPOX—The fresh red raised welts on a man after he has been calked in a fight. MEAT HEAD—No room in this fellow‘s head for brains. MONTHLY INSULT—A paycheck. NEVER-SWEAT—A lazy man or a bum. OVERLAND TROUT—Bacon. PANTS RABBITS—vParasites. PORCUPINE STEW—Very poor grub. PROHIBITION SHOE—A well-oiled shoe, stays dry inside. RAM PASTURE—A bunkhouse, or boarding house full of snoring loggers. RUN YOUR FACE—To ask for credit at a company store. SOS—Creamed beef. SCANDINAVIAN DYNAMITE—Snoose, chewing tobacco. SCHOOLMARM—A log or tree with two main branches in place of , Author: , Accession/Object ID: 2005.330.1, Object Name: Article, Title: , Description: Woods dictionay explanation for lumberjacks lingo to describe jobs., OCR Text: 1 Woods Dictionary Old»time lumberjacks had a lingo all their own to describe jobs, individuals and situations. Many of the terms that originated in the woods have passed out of usage, but many others are now part of the [ average American’s vocabulary. Definitions printed here are taken from the book Woods Words, compiled over many years and published in 1958 by W. F. McCulloeh, dean of the School of Forestry at; Oregon State College. AN AXE WITH TWO HEADS—What the logger says the city man says is a double-bitted axe, A RAFT OF—A whole lot of everything. This one-time strictly log- ging term has come into general use. ABORTION—A queer piece of machinery. Also a swear word for a cranky machine or one that breaks down. AIR ARTIST~A railroad engineer skilled in handling air brakes when taking heavily-loaded trains down steep grades. ALABAMA WOOL—Cotton clothing, especially underwear. ALKY—Drinkable alcohol. Also called anti-freeze. APPLE KNOCKER—A part~time or unskilled logger. BACK FORTY—The back end of an operation. a distant place. BAIT CAN—Lunch bucket. BALL AND CHAIN—A wife, or a job which a man can’t leave. BARKED—A man who has lost his hair. BEAN BURNER—Camp cook. ' BEAR SIGN—Blackberry jam, particularly if very s'eedy. BEAR WALLOW—An untidy or dirty bunk. BIG EDDY—The skid road in Portland. When a logger got there he couldn’t get outauntil his money was gone. BLANKET—A measure of cold weather, as a two‘blanket night or four-blanket night. Also used to describe a tough pancake—but only out of the cook’s hearing. BUSHELER—A logger working at piece rates. CANDY—Anything especially fancy or well-rigged. 1 CAT FACE—A scar caused by a fire or other injury to the trunk \ of a tree. CHOKE-BORED—A thin man, or a long-legged skinny man. CLOSE TO THE BLANKET~Some kind of a shady deal. COOKIE PUSHER——A hasher, or biscuit shooter. COUGAR DEN—A bunkhouse. DEADMAN‘A sunken weight or log, used to anchor a cable. DEHORN—Knock limbs off logs. To water down alcohol. Dehorners are men who will drink anything that smells like alcohol. ,. ., DOG.HER—-An-order to stop. i ‘ i—‘Nw DUKE'S MIXTURE~An old-time pipe or roll-your-own tobacco, applied to a mix up situation. EXCELSIOR—Noodles, FILLYLOO BIRD—A dirty bird often appearing in loggers’ yarns; ‘ eats red pepper, flies backward for cooling purposes. FISH EYES—Poorly cooked tapioca. FLY BREAD—Raisin bread. FOUR-L SO AND SO—A company man. Loyal Legion of Loggers and Lumbermen. sometimes said to mean lazy loggers and loafing lumber- men. GIVE ’ER SNOOSE—Pour on the power. GRAB HER BY THE FACE—To take hold of a difficult job in the right way. GRAIN FED—A particularly buxom girl. GUNPOWDERvBlack pepper. GUT HEATER—A shot of whiskey. GYPPO—A small»time logger; work by contract. HALF-SOLE A CHEW—To spike chewing tobacco with snoose. HEN HOUSE SHOW—A very poor logging outfit, HENS—~Women older than heifers, who are fresh young girls. HOME GUARD—A resident logger, a family man who‘stays on a job for a long time. HOOKTENDER’S HOME—A state mental hospital. IRISH APPLESMPotatoes. JOB SHARK~Employment agent. KLONDIKE sPUDS—Raw potatoes fried in a pan. KLOOTCH—A lady Indian. LITTLE BULL-A foreman not old enough or experienced enough to be called bull of the woods, LOGGER’S CAN OPENER—An axe, LONG JOHNS—Long-handle underwear, LUMBERJACK SMALLPOX—The fresh red raised welts on a man after he has been calked in a fight. MEAT HEAD—No room in this fellow‘s head for brains. MONTHLY INSULT—A paycheck. NEVER-SWEAT—A lazy man or a bum. OVERLAND TROUT—Bacon. PANTS RABBITS—vParasites. PORCUPINE STEW—Very poor grub. PROHIBITION SHOE—A well-oiled shoe, stays dry inside. RAM PASTURE—A bunkhouse, or boarding house full of snoring loggers. RUN YOUR FACE—To ask for credit at a company store. SOS—Creamed beef. SCANDINAVIAN DYNAMITE—Snoose, chewing tobacco. SCHOOLMARM—A log or tree with two main branches in place of , Granite Falls Historical Society,Documents (articles, clippings, letters, papers),General Articles & Documents,General Articles,General Articles 01,Article (2005.330.1),Article (2005.330.1) 1, Article (2005.330.1) 1