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 log cabin, jail cell and army tank provide clues to the varied uses of the park's land since Arkansas became a state in 1836, before the Civil War.
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Jack Schnedler, Arkansas Online, 26 May 2025
Once assembled, the wall and floor planks provide an almost log cabin look inside the home.
—Brittany Vanderbill, Better Homes & Gardens, 25 May 2025
Escalante ultimately acquired about 430 acres that occupied the golf course and its surrounds, with the exception being a massive log cabin on property the Forsythe family wanted to retain.
—Erik Matuszewski, Forbes.com, 7 Apr. 2025
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
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Jack Schnedler, Arkansas Online, 26 May 2025
Once assembled, the wall and floor planks provide an almost log cabin look inside the home.
—Brittany Vanderbill, Better Homes & Gardens, 25 May 2025
Escalante ultimately acquired about 430 acres that occupied the golf course and its surrounds, with the exception being a massive log cabin on property the Forsythe family wanted to retain.
—Erik Matuszewski, Forbes.com, 7 Apr. 2025
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
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 Jun. 2025.
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