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Brit.a room in a house used for storing odds-and-ends, esp. old furniture.[1735-45]
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Lumber room — Lumber Lum ber, n. [Prob. fr. Lombard, the Lombards being the money lenders and pawnbrokers of the Middle Ages. A lumber room was, according to Trench, originally a Lombard room, or room where the Lombard pawnbroker stored his pledges. See… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
lumber room — n BrE a room where old furniture, broken machines etc are kept … Dictionary of contemporary English
lumber room — noun a storeroom in a house where odds and ends can be stored (especially furniture) • Regions: ↑United Kingdom, ↑UK, ↑U.K., ↑Britain, ↑United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, ↑Great Britain • Hypernyms: ↑ … Useful english dictionary
Lumber room — The phrase lumber room is found in British novels at least during the nineteenth century, and the use of the word lumber in this phrase is that found in many obsolescent turns of phrase heard in various English speaking countries. The large… … Wikipedia
lumber room — noun Brit. a room for storing disused or bulky things … English new terms dictionary
lumber room — noun (C) BrE a room where old furniture, broken machines etc are kept … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
lumber-room — /ˈlʌmbə rum/ (say lumbuh roohm) noun a room in a house used for storing furniture or the like which is not in use; boxroom …
lumber room — noun Date: 1741 storeroom 1 … New Collegiate Dictionary
lumber-room — … Useful english dictionary
Lumber — Lum ber, n. [Prob. fr. Lombard, the Lombards being the money lenders and pawnbrokers of the Middle Ages. A lumber room was, according to Trench, originally a Lombard room, or room where the Lombard pawnbroker stored his pledges. See {Lombard}.] 1 … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
