lumberyard
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3.9
- noun
- /ˈlʌmbərˌjɑrd/
- US
- The critical needs are similar to those of any lumberyard.
- a local lumberyard
- wood at a lumberyard
- buy from the lumberyard
Examples
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Mills that previously sold only to lumberyards are starting to sell directly to ILI's customers.
Academic text (2002) -
You can find high-quality wood at our local lumberyard for your building project.
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I walked by the lumberyard today and I had a vision.
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My father owns a small hardware supply store, a lumberyard there.
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Why don't you go down to the lumberyard, pick yourself out a really good piece of wood - and we'll work on it together.
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Nolan is a security guard at the lumberyard.
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You work full-time at the lumberyard.
Fiction book (1993) -
The next morning, Mr. Corey meets you at the lumberyard.
Fiction book (1993) -
Dad's friend from the lumberyard had asked angrily, "Who was watching the kid?"
Fiction book (1995) -
The lumberyard is a cash business‚ there aren't any receipts or names.
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Etymology
Lumberyard comes from lumber ('wood for building') and yard ('an open area'), so it is literally a place where wood is kept and sold, like a big 'backyard' full of timber.