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logrolling
noun log·roll·ing \-ˌrō-liŋ\
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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First Known Use of LOGROLLING
1812
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