Defn: A large stick of wood, forming the of a fire on the hearth.
[U.S.]
There was first a backlog, from fifteen to four and twenty inches in
diameter and five feet long, imbedded in the ashes. S. G. Goodrich.
BACKPIECE; BACKPLATE
Back"piece`, Back"plate`, n. Etym: [Back,n.or a. + piece, plate. ]
Defn: A piece, or plate which forms the back of anything, or which covers the back; armor for the back.
BACKRACK; BACKRAG
Back"rack, Back"rag, n.
Defn: See Bacharach.
BACKS
Backs, n. pl.
Defn: Among leather dealers, the thickest and stoutest tanned hides.
BACKSAW
Back"saw`, n. Etym: [2d back,n.+ saw.]
Defn: A saw (as a tenon saw) whose blade is stiffened by an added metallic back.
BACKSET
Back"set`, n. Etym: [Back, adv. + set.]