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The term lumberjack is primarily historical, and of colloquial contemporary usage; logger is commonly used by workers in the 21st century. [7] When lumberjack is used, it usually refers to a logger from an earlier time before the advent of chainsaws, feller-bunchers and other modern logging equipment.
A crew of log buckers with crosscut saws in 1914. [1] Bucker limbing dead branch stubs with a chainsaw, also known as knot bumping Bucker making a bucking cut with a chainsaw Bucking, splitting and stacking logs for firewood in Kõrvemaa, Estonia (October 2022)
Crew of gyppo logging outfit, Tillamook County, Oregon, October 1941. The term "gyppo" is specific to the Pacific Northwest region of the United States and Canada. [1] The word was introduced by the Industrial Workers of the World (IWW) to disparage [2] strikebreakers and other loggers who thwarted their organizing efforts. [1]
"The Lumberjack Song", by Monty Python: "I'm a lumberjack and I'm okay / I sleep all night and I work all day" Lumberjack 100, an ultra-endurance mountain bike race; Lumberjack match, a type of professional wrestling match; Lumberjack World Championship; Lumberjack Steam Train, a passenger excursion train operated by the Laona and Northern Railway
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The use of slang is a means of recognising members of the same group, and to differentiate that group from society at large, while the use of jargon relates to a specific activity, profession, or group. Slang terms are frequently particular to a certain subculture. Chinook jargon, especially for northwest timber country usage. Shibboleth
A former lumberjack athlete, Duffy met his wife on the set of MTV’s “Road Rules: All Stars” in 1998. His wife, Rachel Campos-Duffy, is co-host of Fox & Friends Weekend. Related articles