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Backlog n. : A large stick of wood, forming the back of a fire on the hearth.

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Defination from the web:
backlog n. A reserve supply or source. An accumulation, especially of unfinished work or unfilled orders ... When the time comes to set a fire in the fireplace, one of the essential ingredients is the backlog, a large log so called because it is set at the back. ... 

synonyms
  (noun) reserve
  (noun) stockpile
  (noun) accumulation
  (noun) aggregation
  (noun) assemblage
  (noun) collection
  (noun) firewood
  (noun) log
  (verb) accumulate
  (verb) amass
  (verb) conglomerate
  (verb) cumulate
  (verb) gather
  (verb) pile up


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