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Defined in 3 dictionaries — Bouvier (1914), Black's (1910), Black's (1891)

Bouvier's Law Dictionary and Concise Encyclopedia

John Bouvier; revised by Francis Rawle · 1914

An enclosure formed upon the surface of a stream or other body of water, by means of spars, for the purpose of collecting or storing logs or timber. 10 Am. & Eng. Corp. Cas. 399. See Logs.

Black's Law Dictionary

Henry Campbell Black, M.A. · 1910

An inclosure formed upon the surface of a stream or other body of water, by means of piers and a chain of spars, for the purpose of collecting or storing logs or timber. Powers' Appeal, 125 Pa. 175, 17 Atl. 254, 11 Am. St. Rep. 882; Lumber Co., v. Green, 76 Mich. 320, 43 N. W. 576; Gasper v. Heimbach, 59 Minn. 102, 60 N. W. 1080; Boom Co.rp. v. Whiting, 29 Me. 123.

A Dictionary of Law

Henry Campbell Black · 1891

An inclosure formed upon the surface of a stream or olber body of water, by means of piers and a chain of spars, for the purpose of collecting or storing logs or timber,