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lumber

lumber

3 8.2
A baseball bat used by a player to hit the ball
  • noun
  • /ˈlʌmbər/
  • Jargon
translation icon : bate
  • And that's my lumber.

Examples

  • This is our lumber.

    Chuck Leavell: The Tree Man (2020)

  • - Here comes the batboy with another piece of lumber.

    Henry & Me (2014)

  • Now give me the lumber.

    Tin Cup (1996)

  • I'm damaging my lumber.

    Fire Down Below (1997)

  • The coach handed each player their own piece of lumber before practice.

  • After warming up, he stepped up to the plate, confident with his chosen lumber.

  • During the game, the batter swung his lumber and hit a home run over the fence.

Synonyms

baseball bat
vslumber
66 1.0

A long wooden or metal stick used to hit the ball in baseball

is an informal US term for that same hitting club

Compounds

lumber jacket
  • US
3.9

A short warm plaid wool jacket for outdoor work and casual wear

lumber room
  • Archaic
7.9

A room where people keep old or unused furniture and boxes

polished lumber
  • US
4.1

Wood that has a smooth, shiny surface and is ready for building or making furniture

How Heavy

lumber
  • Jargon
3 8.2

Surface Forms

lumber singular
lumbers plural

Etymology

Lumber is used in American informal speech for a baseball bat because a bat is a long, heavy piece of wood, just like the building lumber, so the name links the bat to the wood it is made from.