ETYM Prob. from Lombard, the Lombards being the money lenders and pawnbrokers of the Middle Ages. A lumber room was, according to Trench, originally a Lombard room, or room where the Lombard pawnbroker stored his pledges. Related to Lombard.
(Homonym: lumbar).
The wood of trees cut and prepared for use as building material; SYN. timber.
1. To move ponderously
2. Rumble; to move heavily or clumsily; SYN. pound.
3. To clutter with or as if with lumber; encumber
4. To heap together in disorder
5. To log and saw the timber of
6. To cut logs for lumber
7. To saw logs into lumber for the market