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timberyard

British  
/ ˈtɪmbəˌjɑːd /

noun

  1. US and Canadian word: lumberyard.  an establishment where timber and sometimes other building materials are stored or sold

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One night last week a small fire started in a timberyard near "Rum Quay," soon got into the rum.

From Time Magazine Archive

Near the timberyard a squatted child at marbles, alone, shooting the taw with a cunnythumb.

From Ulysses by Joyce, James

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