A fork of Rural Dictionary
Logging term,most in Pacific Northwest and Redwood country. A large limb or broken tree-top that falls while the tree is being felled or a limb that is bent,then breaks off flying back towards logger.
Spotting a hanging widowmaker,the loggers pulled the tree with a cat,instead of standing underneath
IRA nickname for Armalite AR-18 automatic rifle
The Provos used their widowmakers to kill British troopers in Belfast