lumber
noun
timber sawed or split into planks, boards, etc.
lumberer
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a word derived from
lumber.
Example Sentences
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One famous fellow of this governing class is known by his deeds and words to every lumberer and stevedore and timber- tower about Montreal and Quebec.
From Picturesque Quebec : a sequel to Quebec past and present by Sir J. M. (James MacPherson) Le Moine
Such a rebuff would not have embarrassed Bertie, nor awakened in him a slumbering conscience, as it did in this young lumberer, who was ridiculous enough to be in earnest in his infidelity.
From Bluebell A Novel by Mrs. George Croft Huddleston
A heavy lumberer Peter was, When lumbering was like pitch and toss, To-day success, to-morrow loss.
From Recollections of Bytown and Its Old Inhabitants by William Pittman Lett
As I closed the front door and stepped out upon the sidewalk, a tall man lounged across to me from the doorway of a saloon across the road—a lumberer, by his dress.
From Wandering Heath by Sir Arthur Thomas Quiller-Couch
Hector told the old lumberer how long they had been separated from their families, and by what sad accident they had been deprived of the society of their beloved sister.
From Lost in the Backwoods by Catharine Parr Strickland Traill
