lumberyard

[ luhm-ber-yahrd ]
/ ˈlʌm bərˌyɑrd /

noun

a yard where lumber is stored for sale.

Origin of lumberyard

An Americanism dating back to 1780–90; lumber1 + yard2

Words nearby lumberyard

lumberjacket, lumberman, lumbermill, lumbersexual, lumberton, lumberyard, lumbo-, lumbocolostomy, lumbocostal, lumbocostal ligament, lumbocostoabdominal triangle

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British Dictionary definitions for lumberyard

lumberyard
/ (ˈlʌmbəˌjɑːd) /

noun

US and Canadian an establishment where timber and sometimes other building materials are stored or sold Also called (in Britain and certain other countries): timberyard