A metal frame or device used to hold and rotate logs during cutting or processing in a saw mill or logging operation.
Compound word combining 'cant' (a bevel or slope) with 'dog' (a metal holdfast or clamp device). This technical term emerged from sawmill and logging industry vocabulary.
In lumber mills, a 'cantdog' looks like a aggressive metal jaw that grabs logs and can flip them over for cutting—it's mechanical design inspired by the way a dog grabs and shakes things, which is why it got that animal name!
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