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lum⋅ber
1 [luhm-ber]
–noun
| 1. | timber sawed or split into planks, boards, etc. |
| 2. | miscellaneous useless articles that are stored away. |
–verb (used without object)
| 3. | to cut timber and prepare it for market. |
| 4. | to become useless or to be stored away as useless. |
–verb (used with object)
| 5. | to convert (a specified amount, area, etc.) into lumber: We lumbered more than a million acres last year. |
| 6. | to heap together in disorder. |
| 7. | to fill up or obstruct with miscellaneous useless articles; encumber. |
Origin:
1545–55; orig. n. use of lumber 2 ; i.e., useless goods that weigh one down, impede one's movements
1545–55; orig. n. use of lumber 2 ; i.e., useless goods that weigh one down, impede one's movements

Related forms:
lum⋅ber⋅er, noun
lum⋅ber⋅less, adjective
lum⋅ber
2 [luhm-ber]
–verb (used without object)
| 1. | to move clumsily or heavily, esp. from great or ponderous bulk: overloaded wagons lumbering down the dirt road. |
| 2. | to make a rumbling noise. |
Origin:
1300–50; ME lomeren; cf. dial. Sw lomra to resound, loma to walk heavily
1300–50; ME lomeren; cf. dial. Sw lomra to resound, loma to walk heavily

Related forms:
lum⋅ber⋅ly, adjective
Synonyms:
1. trudge, barge, plod.
1. trudge, barge, plod.
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lum·ber 2 (lŭm'bər) intr.v. lum·bered, lum·ber·ing, lum·bers
[Middle English lomeren, possibly of Scandinavian origin; akin to Swedish dialectal loma, to move heavily.] lum'ber·ing·ly adv. |
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Lumbering
Lum"ber*ing\, n. The business of cutting or getting timber or logs from the forest for lumber. [U.S.]
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc.
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