brow n also brow of wood. Cp BRYANT 491 (under landing) 'place to which logs are hauled or skidded preparatory to transportation by water or rail.' In the woods industry, a pile of logs, esp one placed at the edge of a river or lake.
   1957 Evening Telegram 9 Nov 'What in the world is a formula?' 'I dunno. Something about how to find how many cords in a brow of wood.' 1959 ibid 4 Apr, p. 4 The haul [of logs] to the stream from the scattered piles or 'brows' left by the cutters may be a mile or more. 1965 PETERS Gloss A pile of sawlogs near water. The logs are piled parallel to the water, with each tier of logs resting on two or more slender poles laid across the preceding tier and the front logs resting in notches in the poles. This ties the logs together and permits the face of the brow to be nearly perpendicular. The logs are transferred to the water individually or by knocking out a bottom log and collapsing the brow.

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