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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Jules and Nelly’s bathroom did catch my eye, half of it is like a log cabin bathroom, and then half of it is this sort of weirdly outdated ’70s tract home.
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Kate Erbland, IndieWire, 27 Mar. 2026
One of the new features of this year’s festival is a replica of a 10-by-12-foot log cabin meant to represent the home of Ethel resident Finley Click, who lived in the area in the late 1880s.
—Patrick Connolly, The Orlando Sentinel, 18 Mar. 2026
Inside, get transported to a 175-year-old log cabin, a city built just for kids, an urban garden, and more.
—Elena Donovan Mauer, Parents, 8 Feb. 2026
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.
—Jessica Chapel, Condé Nast Traveler, 30 Jan. 2026
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Kate Erbland, IndieWire, 27 Mar. 2026
One of the new features of this year’s festival is a replica of a 10-by-12-foot log cabin meant to represent the home of Ethel resident Finley Click, who lived in the area in the late 1880s.
—Patrick Connolly, The Orlando Sentinel, 18 Mar. 2026
Inside, get transported to a 175-year-old log cabin, a city built just for kids, an urban garden, and more.
—Elena Donovan Mauer, Parents, 8 Feb. 2026
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.
—Jessica Chapel, Condé Nast Traveler, 30 Jan. 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 1 Apr. 2026.
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