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lumber claim 
a tract of forested land the bounds of which have been established by the government, which leases or sells the rights to fell and remove timber.
See also: timber limit (def. 1a)
- 1883 The dwellers in the Icelandic settlement on the west side of the lake are beginning to feel the benefit of the increased travel to and from the lumber claims.
- 1883 The dwellers in the Icelandic settlement on the west side of the lake are beginning to feel the benefit of the increased travel to and from the lumber claims.