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Definition of lumber noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

lumber

noun
 
/ˈlʌmbə(r)/
 
/ˈlʌmbər/
[uncountable]
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  1. (especially North American English)
    (also timber especially in British English)
    wood that is prepared for use in building, etc.
    • a lumber mill
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective
    • softwood
    • pressure-treated
    • treated
    • …
    lumber + noun
    • mill
    • yard
    • camp
    • …
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  2. (British English, old-fashioned) pieces of furniture, and other large objects that you do not use any more
    • a lumber room (= for storing lumber in)
    3. Word Originnoun mid 16th cent.: perhaps from lumber ‘move slowly and awkwardly’; later associated with obsolete lumber ‘pawnbroker's shop’.
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