LOGROLLING


Meaning of LOGROLLING in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ -ˌrō-liŋ ]

noun

Date: 1812

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

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.