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Logging Expressions and Stories

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Photo Credit: Campbell R Museum  Source: MidIslandNews.com

Did you know that there was once a unique set of words and phrases on Vancouver Island? Charles Lillard, a logger and poet, compiled a list of words and phrases that he remembered from working in the woods.

Logging camps had a cookhouse and a bunkhouse which were the source for many expressions. In italics below, are some expressions:

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