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logrolling.

The rolling of logs from one place to another; an occasion when people meet to help each other roll logs.

10 characters3 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈlɒɡˌɹəʊlɪŋ/Received-Pronunciation/ˈlɑɡˌɹoʊlɪŋ/General-American/ˈlɔɡ-/General-American
  1. The rolling of logs from one place to another; an occasion when people meet to help each other roll logs.

    US · countable
  2. The rolling of logs from one place to another; an occasion when people meet to help each other roll logs. The act of balancing on a log floating on a river to guide it downstream, often involving rolling it using one's feet; birling.

    US · uncountable
  3. The rolling of logs from one place to another; an occasion when people meet to help each other roll logs. A sport in which two people balance on a log floating in a body of water, each one aiming to cause the opponent to fall off by rolling or kicking the log.

    US · uncountable
  4. A concerted effort to push forward mutually advantageous legislative agendas by combining two items, either or both of which might fail on its own, into a single bill that is more likely to pass.

    US · figuratively · uncountable
  5. Mutual recommendation of friends' or colleagues' services or products, such as book recommendations in literary reviews.

    figuratively · uncountable
  6. The exchanging of favors.

    figuratively · uncountable
Where this word comes from

From log + rolling, the figurative senses from the practice of neighbors helping each other do heavy work such as rolling logs in connection with clearing land and building.

verb/ˈlɒɡˌɹəʊlɪŋ/Received-Pronunciation/ˈlɑɡˌɹoʊlɪŋ/General-American/ˈlɔɡ-/General-American
  1. present participle and gerund of logroll.

    form-of · gerund · participle · present
Where this word comes from

From log + rolling, the figurative senses from the practice of neighbors helping each other do heavy work such as rolling logs in connection with clearing land and building.

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