Definition of logrolling
1
[from a former American custom of neighbors assisting one another in rolling logs into a pile for burning]
: the exchanging of assistance or favors
specifically
: the trading of votes by legislators to secure favorable action on projects of interest to each one
2
: the rolling of logs in water by treading
also
: a sport in which contestants treading logs try to dislodge one another
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The first known use of logrolling was in 1812
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