Definition of Log cabin

1. Noun. A cabin built with logs.

Generic synonyms: Cabin

Definition of Log cabin

1. Noun. A small simple dwelling in a remote area, made from wood ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Lexicographical Neighbors of Log Cabin

loftier
loftiest
loftily
loftiness
loftinesses
lofting
loftless
loftlike
lofts
lofty
log
log-in
log-log paper
log Z's
log boat
log cabin
log cabins
log choker
log dog
log drive
log drives
log flumes
log in
log jam
log line
log off
log on
log out
log up

Literary usage of Log cabin

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. A History of the People of the United States: From the Revolution to the by John Bach McMaster (1906)
"Because of this Harrison was promptly dubbed " The log cabin and Hard Cider candidate," an old granny, a deserving old gentleman, doubtless, ..."

2. The Cambridge Modern History by John Emerich Edward Dalberg Acton Acton, Adolphus William Ward, George Walter Prothero, Ernest Alfred Benians, Stanley Mordaunt Leathes (1907)
"Nothing was dearer to the heart of the American people than the log-cabin. That humble abode, with its puncheon floor, its mud-smeared sides, ..."

3. The Great Speeches and Orations of Daniel Webster: With an Essay on Daniel by Daniel Webster, Edwin Percy Whipple (1914)
"But it is to be remembered, that this matter of the log cabin originated, ... Let him be the log cabin candidate. What you say in scorn, wo will shout with ..."

4. Journals of the Military Expedition of Major General John Sullivan Against by New York (State). Secretary's Office, Frederick Cook (1887)
"THE log cabin. " My own native home, in the cot on the hill. ... The executive committee, having set apart the log cabin as the head- Quarters of the ..."

5. Historical Collections of Ohio: An Encyclopedia of the State ; History Both by Henry Howe (1891)
"The building of the log-cabin and its introduction into the campaign was brought ... Harrison's home life, and representing him as living in a log-cabin, ..."

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