log ship

or logship

noun

, Nautical.

1. log chip.

Word History and Origins

Origin of log ship¹

First recorded in 1835–45

Example Sentences

When the pin slips out of the log ship and it slides through the water.

From Project Gutenberg

The holes are so placed that the log-ship will hang square from the span thus formed.

From Project Gutenberg

Hence the term "log-ship," or "chip," which is its true name.

From Project Gutenberg