lumber room
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of lumber room
First recorded in 1735–45
Example Sentences
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This nonsense I have been carrying around with me in the lumber room of my mind for 40 years.
From Time Magazine Archive
It is rather surprising to find that so much material that has seen service before is still worthy to be taken from the lumber room.
From Time Magazine Archive
“No. No, I don’t think they were. They were scattered about the house. The chairs were in a lumber room, I believe.”
From "Rebecca" by Daphne du Maurier
No one could have failed to approve of the wonderful transformation Jolly had made in a bare, cheerless lumber room.
From The Motion Picture Chums at Seaside Park The Rival Photo Theatres of the Boardwalk by Appleton, Victor [pseud.]
The upper story of the barn was the confused mass of objects that the lumber room of any large household inevitably collects.
From Out of the Air by Gillmore, Inez Haynes
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