Lumber definition
Tanks lumbering up a slope.
An example of lumber is when big trucks must climb up a steep incline.
An example of lumber is the wood used for building a deck.
To lumber up a room.
Origin of lumber
- Middle English lomeren possibly of Scandinavian origin Swedish dialectal loma to move heavily
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
- Perhaps from lumber
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
- Unknown origin.
From Wiktionary