lumber

²lumber

noun

Definition of LUMBER

1

: surplus or disused articles (as furniture) that are stored away

2

a : timber or logs especially when dressed for use b : any of various structural materials prepared in a form similar to lumber

— lumber adjective

Examples of LUMBER

1. He works for a lumber company.
2. had a clearout of all his old lumber and finally got rid of it

Origin of LUMBER

perhaps from Lombard; from the use of pawnshops as storehouses of disused property

First Known Use: 1552

Related to LUMBER

Synonyms: wood, timber

Related Words: beam, brace, pile, post, ridgepole, sill, splint, stake, stave, stick; bar, billet, block; cordwood, firewood

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Other Wood Production Terms

cord, punk