log cabin

noun

: a cabin made from logs
The successful man liked to claim humble a beginning, saying he was born in a log cabin.

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Housed in a log cabin, the cafe serves up a variety of beverages as well as bagels, breakfast burritos, and breakfast sandwiches. Lydia Mansel, Travel + Leisure, 2 Mar. 2025 On property, there are in-ground firepits, a log cabin clubhouse with games like pingpong and pool, an old-fashioned general store for supplies, and a playground and dog park. Miami Herald, 3 Mar. 2025 Our Kentucky coin would feature a tiny log cabin; the Indiana penny, a tiny figure of young Lincoln reading a book. Harold Holzer, New York Daily News, 13 Feb. 2025 The Donnelly Library is housed in a 1,000-square-foot log cabin that Scheline said is about one-tenth the size of the average Idaho library. Nicole Blanchard, Idaho Statesman, 4 Feb. 2025 See All Example Sentences for log cabin

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“Log cabin.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/log%20cabin. Accessed 25 Mar. 2025.

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