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Lumber
(·b.t.) To heap together in disorder. II. Lumber ·vi To move heavily, as if burdened. III. Lumber ...

Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
lumber
Live lumber; soldiers or passengers on board a ship are so called by the sailors. ...

Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose
lumber
Timber sawed or split for use; as beams, joists, boards, planks, staves, hoops, and the like.--Webst...

Dictionary of American Words And Phrases by John Russell Bartlett.
lumber
harm, mischief. Lane. ...

A glossary of provincial and local words used in England by Francis Grose
Lumber State
·add. ·- Maine; — a nickname. ...

Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
live lumber
A term used by sailors, to signify all landsmen on board their ships. ...

Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose
lumber troop
A club or society of citizens of London. ...

Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose
lumber house
A house appropriated by thieves for the reception of their stolen property. ...

Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose
lumber-waggon
A waggon with a plain box upon it, used by farmers for carrying their produce to market. It is somet...

Dictionary of American Words And Phrases by John Russell Bartlett.
live-lumber
Passengers, ladies, landsmen, cattle, sheep, pigs, and poultry. ...

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