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(lumbər) noun
1. U.S. & Can. Timber sawed into board, planks, etc.
2. Disused articles laid aside.
3. Hence, rubbish, adjective Made of, pertaining to, or dealing in, lumber,
v.t.

1. U.S. & Can. To cut down (timber); also, to cut down the timber of (an area).
2. To fill or obstruct with useless articles.
3. To heap in disorder.
v.i.

4. U.S. & Can. To cut down or saw timber for marketing. [Var. of Lombard in obs. sense of “money-lender, pawnshop”; hence, stored articles]
—lum′ber·er
noun

Definition of: lumber

(lumbər) v.i.
1. To move or proceed in a heavy or awkward manner.
2. To move with a rumbling noise.
noun A rumbling noise.
[Origin uncertain. Cf. Sw. lomra resound, loma walk heavily.]

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