lumber1
v.
move in a slow, heavy, awkward way.
Etymology
ME lomere, perh. symbolic of clumsy movement.
lumber2
n.
- Brit. disused articles of furniture that inconveniently take up space.
- chiefly N. Amer. partly prepared timber.
v.
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(usu. be lumbered with)
Brit. informal burden with an unwanted responsibility.
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[usu. as noun lumbering]
chiefly N. Amer. cut and prepare forest timber for transport and sale.
Etymology
C16: perh. from lumber1; later assoc. with obs. lumber ‘pawnbroker's shop’.
lumber3
v.
casually strike up a relationship with (a prospective sexual partner).
n.
a prospective sexual partner.
Etymology
1960s: of unknown origin.