Nearby Words

Lumberjacks

[luhm-ber-jak] Origin

lum·ber·jack

[luhm-ber-jak]
noun
1.
a person who works at lumbering; logger.
3.
Canadian. the gray jay.

Origin:
1825–35; lumber1 + jack1
Dictionary.com Unabridged
Based on the Random House Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2012.
Cite This Source Link To Lumberjacks

:10

:09

:08

:07

:06

:05

:04

:03

:02

:01

Lumberjacks is always a great word to know.
So is zedonk. Does it mean:
a fool or simpleton; ninny.
the offspring of a zebra and a donkey.
Etymonline
Word Origin & History

lumberjack
1831, Canadian Eng., from lumber + Jack.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper
Cite This Source
Dictionary.com, LLC. Copyright © 2012. All rights reserved.
  • Please Login or Sign Up to use the Recent Searches feature