log (firewood)
A log cross-cut to a length suitable for burning in a domestic hearth or wood-burning stove. If the wood is of large diameter the term may apply to the wood unsplit (when it is still too big to burn) or split (when it is ready for burning).
This definition is abridged from A – Z of tree terms: A companion to British arboriculture.
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