cant dog
- noun
- /kænt dɔg/
- Specialized
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gato
- The worker used a cant dog to roll the heavy log into place.
Examples
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Loggers often carry a cant dog when working in the forest.
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A cant dog makes moving timber much safer and easier.
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The carpenter used a cant dog to lift the heavy log.
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I need a cant dog for my woodworking project.
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A cant dog makes moving timber much safer and easier.
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Loggers often carry a cant dog when working in the forest.
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The worker used a cant dog to roll the heavy log into place.
Synonyms
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9.9
A strong wooden or metal pole with a sharp tip and hook used to move logs
A strong metal bar with a sharp point that you use to move logs
A long wooden tool with a sharp metal point used to lift and roll logs
A long handle with a metal hook used to move and turn logs
How Useful
Surface Forms
Morphology
While 'dog' (a metal support for logs) points toward a device used with logs, the sense of 'cant' ('an angular slope') does not clearly signal a 'sturdy lever with a pointed end.' The compound therefore gives a partial hint that it is a log-handling tool, but the precise form and function are specialized and not fully predictable from the constituents for a B1 learner.
Etymology
The noun cant dog comes from old logging words: cant was a partly cut or shaped log and dog was a metal spike used to hold wood. A cant dog is a pointed lever that grips a log so workers can roll or lift it, so the name reminds you it is a tool 'to move or handle logs'.