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Corduroy road

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a roadway formed of logs laid side by side across it, as in marshy places; - so called from its rough or ribbed surface, resembling corduroy.

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A great portion of the way was over what is called a corduroy road, which is made by throwing trunks of trees into a marsh, and leaving them to settle there.
American Notes for General Circulation by Dickens, Charles View in context
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