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backstick
back·stick [ bák stìk ] (plural back·sticks)


noun 
Definition:
 
regional large log: a large log at the back of a fire or campfire

Regional History

The term backstick is most common today in Tennessee, Mississippi, Arkansas, and Upper Alabama. It is now essentially an upcountry folk term.
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