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log in nautical usage, log denotes an apparatus for determining the speed of a ship, originally one consisting of a thin quadrant of wood loaded to float upright, attached to a knotted line, the distance run out in a certain time being used as an estimate of the vessel's speed. From this, log came to mean the ship's journal in which information derived from the device was recorded.
King Log in Aesop's fable, the antithesis of
King Stork in his rule over the frogs. According to the story, the frogs asked for a king, and were first of all given a log by Jupiter. Demanding a more active king, they were given a stork, who ate many of them. The two kings are referred to allusively as types of inertia and excessive activity.
log cabin a hut built of whole or split logs; in North America taken (as typical of a settler's cabin) as symbolizing the humblest origins from which a person might rise to eminence.
log line the knotted line to which a ship's log (see above) was attached.
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logrolling.
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Christopher Fry.(Christopher Fry, an English playwright)(Obituary)
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Remembering Christopher Fry
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Newspaper article from: The Independent - London; 10/5/2002; ; 700+ words
; ...Oliver is one of its regulars. "The bacon doorstep sandwiches are excellent, the coffee is good, and the meat and vegetarian fry-ups suitably self-indulgent," says Jenni. You can also opt for porridge and a drink from the fresh juice bar. Where...
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Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
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Fry, Christopher
Book article from: The Concise Oxford Companion to the Theatre
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Fry, Christopher (Harris)
Book article from: The Concise Oxford Companion to English Literature
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Poetic Drama
Book article from: The Concise Oxford Companion to the Theatre
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Messel, Oliver Hilary Sambourne
Book article from: The Concise Oxford Companion to the Theatre
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