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 interior of the house has an atmosphere like that of a log cabin where wood is the main element and everything is reduced to the bare essentials. María Noval-Quílez, Architectural Digest, 30 Mar. 2025 Finally, his broker took him to a 1952 log cabin in Stone Ridge that had been languishing on the market. Wendy Goodman, Curbed, 25 Feb. 2025 This architecturally savvy residence within Telluride’s private, high-alpine community called Gray Head eschews the traditional log cabin style found throughout Colorado in favor of art-forward design. Emma Reynolds, Robb Report, 15 Jan. 2025 The rustic log cabin building that houses the Kendall restaurant seems out of place in an area of shiny new office buildings and shopping malls. Miami Herald Archives, Miami Herald, 18 Mar. 2025 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 9 May. 2025.

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