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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The grounds include a boathouse on Tuxedo Lake, a one-room log cabin with a stone fireplace, a tea house, a pool house, a five-car garage, two pools, a tennis court, a putting green, and a system of bridle trails. Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 2 Sep. 2026 Other attractions include a butterfly garden at Arthur’s Park, a skate park next to Civic Park, and a remote-control race car track and authentic log cabin at Southside Park. Brendel Clark, Freep.com, 29 Aug. 2026 The late singer-songwriter began her life in a one-bedroom log cabin with her parents and 11 siblings. Bailey Bujnosek, InStyle, 29 Aug. 2026 Parton grew up in a one-bedroom log cabin that served as the home of the singer and her 11 siblings in the Great Smoky Mountains in Locust Ridge, just outside Sevierville, Tenn. Colson Thayer, PEOPLE, 26 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for log cabin

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“Log cabin.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/log%20cabin. Accessed 14 Sep. 2026.

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