lumber room

noun

Examples of lumber room in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web In May 1870, John W. Stephens, a white state senator closely allied with black voters, was lured into the lumber room of the stately courthouse in Caswell County, N.C. Fergus M. Bordewich, WSJ, 5 Jan. 2024

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Word History

First Known Use

1741, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of lumber room was in 1741

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“Lumber room.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/lumber%20room. Accessed 19 Apr. 2024.

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