n. [ Back, a. + log. ] 1. A large stick of wood, forming the back of a fire on the hearth. Contrasted to forestick. [ U.S. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

There was first a backlog, from fifteen to four and twenty inches in diameter and five feet long, imbedded in the ashes. S. G. Goodrich. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. An accumulation (of tasks or of materials) that were not performed or processed at the normal time and require attention; as, unexpected demand led to a large backlog of unfilled orders; politically motivated delays led to a large backlog of unconfirmed judicial appointments. [ PJC ]

n. (Zool.) a minute wingless psocopterous insect (Liposcelis divinatorius) injurious to books and papers.
Syn. -- book louse, deathwatch. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

pos>n. [ Prop., a loft where cocks roost. ] An upper loft; a garret; the highest room in a building. Dryden. Swift. [ 1913 Webster ]

{ n., or }. Tales, legends, or superstitions long current among the people; the unwritten literature of a culture, such as stories, proverbs, riddles and songs. Trench. [ 1913 Webster + WordNet 1.5 ]

‖n. [ D. See Clove a cleft. ] A glen; a ravine closed at its upper end. [ South Africa ] [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Gr. kloph` theft + E. mania. ] See Kleptomania. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. 1. An instrument for picking locks. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. One who picks locks; a thief. “A picklock of secrets.” Jer. Taylor. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. A tailor; -- so called in contempt. [ Old slang ] L'Estrange. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. A sort of shackle. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

n. A tool; an implement. [ Scot. ] [ 1913 Webster ]