corduroying

Even in the woods, muddy swamp and spring-holes caused endless difficulty and necessitated a great deal of "corduroying," or the laying of poles side by side to form an artificial bottom.

The Blazed Trail 1902

"corduroying," or the laying of poles side by side to form an artificial bottom.

The Blazed Trail Stewart Edward White 1909

Colonel Thom put me at the work of getting the trains up from the landing, which involved the repair of roads for that purpose by corduroying the marshy places.

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"Fancy road to go nowhere, " Caudell said; corduroying was expensive.

The Guns Of The South Turtledove, Harry 1960

All the men were at work corduroying the roads, using fence-rails and split saplings, and every foot of the way had thus to be corduroyed to enable the artillery and wagons to pass.

Memoirs of the Union's Three Great Civil War Generals David Widger

Colonel Thom put me at the work of getting the trains up from the landing, which involved the repair of roads for that purpose by corduroying the marshy places.

Memoirs of the Union's Three Great Civil War Generals David Widger

The men, having made themselves comfortable, are now called on to form working parties, and put the roads leading to the depots and the various camps in good order, generally corduroying them, so as to be passable during the winter; bridges are made over streams, drainage perfected, &c. In a few weeks, the chief portion of the labor of preparing a winter's camp is completed.

The Continental Monthly, Vol. 6, No. 6, December 1864 Devoted To Literature And National Policy Various

The country is low and sandy, and cut up with marshes, which in wet weather will be very bad, but we have been so favored with weather that they are all now comparatively good, and heavy details are constantly employed in double-corduroying the marshes, so that I have no fears even of bad weather.

Memoirs of the Union's Three Great Civil War Generals David Widger

The rains had also set in, making the roads almost impassable, and rendering a deal of corduroying necessary.

History of the Eighty-sixth Regiment, Illinois Volunteer Infantry, during its term of service John R. Kinnear

On the march from the Catawba there was a deal of corduroying to be done on the muddy roads, and by the time our long trains had passed over they were far worse than ever.

History of the Eighty-sixth Regiment, Illinois Volunteer Infantry, during its term of service John R. Kinnear