Meaning & use
log cabin
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Meaning
nouncountable
A simple house built from rough logs, usually in a forest or rural area.
Grammar: Countable: 'a log cabin', 'two log cabins'.
Patterns
- live in a log cabin
- build a log cabin
- a log cabin in the woods
They spent the summer in a log cabin by the lake.
The pioneer family built a log cabin with their own hands.
Word forms
| plural | log cabins |
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Common combinations
- log cabin home
- Many people dream of retiring to a log cabin home.
- log cabin quilt
- She made a beautiful log cabin quilt for the bed.
- log cabin fever
- After months alone in the woods, he suffered from log cabin fever.
Synonyms and how they differ
Word family
Commonly confused: log cabin or log home?
log cabin vs log home
A log home is a more general term for any house made of logs, often larger and more modern than a traditional log cabin.
Practice
The pioneers built a ______ from the trees they cut down.
Choose one answer.
'Log cabin' is the best fit because it specifically describes a simple house made of logs, often associated with pioneers. 'Log home' is more general and modern. 'Cabin' could be any small house, and 'hut' is usually a cruder shelter.
Make it your own
Write a sentence using “log cabin”, then check it and compare it with the examples above.