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Rotate As A Log In Competition Crossword Clue

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99%4Exact Match!
verb

• cause a floating log to rotate by treading

• cause to spin

29%5Log tossed in competition
noun

• a heavy wooden pole (such as the trunk of a young fir) that is tossed as a test of strength (in the Highlands of northern Scotland)

28%7 Floating log competition
noun

• rotating a log rapidly in the water (as a competitive sport)

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