log|roll|ing

log|roll|ing
log|roll|ing «LG ROH lihng, LOG-», noun.
1. the act of giving political aid in return for a like favor, especially in order to pass legislation: »

Our logrolling, our stumps and their politics…are yet unsung (Emerson).

2. a) the act of rolling floating logs, especially by treading on them. It is a sport often engaged in by lumberjacks, in which two men standing on a floating log try to upset each other by spinning the log with their feet. b) a gathering at which lumberjacks roll logs, either to move them to a required place or for sport.
[American English; earlier, a gathering of neighbors to help someone clear land < log + rolling]

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