log cabin
noun
: a cabin made from logs
The successful man liked to claim humble a beginning, saying he was born in a log cabin.
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Right in the middle of Brooklyn, that part where Gowanus and Carroll Gardens meet, is a log cabin with roaring fire pits out front and split-log patio chairs.
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Jessica Chapel, Condé Nast Traveler, 30 Jan. 2026
Learn about Outside Online's affiliate link policy From October into November, my wife and I—and our two dogs—drove from New Mexico to Vermont to turn our unfinished 12-by-12 log cabin into a little off-grid home.
—Josh Drinkard, Outside, 29 Dec. 2025
After spending 20 years away from home in Montreal, Annette returned to the log cabin where she and her sisters were born in 2018 to attend a ceremony celebrating their birth as a National Historic Event, according to CBC News.
—Desiree Anello, PEOPLE, 27 Dec. 2025
Likewise, 11 Black Arkansans who had gathered in a log cabin for self-defense were charged with, and convicted of, nightriding following the Catcher Race Riot of 1923; the baselessness of this charge was too much for the Arkansas Supreme Court, which overturned their conviction the following year.
—Arkansas Online, 20 Dec. 2025
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Jessica Chapel, Condé Nast Traveler, 30 Jan. 2026
Learn about Outside Online's affiliate link policy From October into November, my wife and I—and our two dogs—drove from New Mexico to Vermont to turn our unfinished 12-by-12 log cabin into a little off-grid home.
—Josh Drinkard, Outside, 29 Dec. 2025
After spending 20 years away from home in Montreal, Annette returned to the log cabin where she and her sisters were born in 2018 to attend a ceremony celebrating their birth as a National Historic Event, according to CBC News.
—Desiree Anello, PEOPLE, 27 Dec. 2025
Likewise, 11 Black Arkansans who had gathered in a log cabin for self-defense were charged with, and convicted of, nightriding following the Catcher Race Riot of 1923; the baselessness of this charge was too much for the Arkansas Supreme Court, which overturned their conviction the following year.
—Arkansas Online, 20 Dec. 2025
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“Log cabin.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/log%20cabin. Accessed 5 Feb. 2026.
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