DCHP-2

lumber ((n.)) DCHP-1 (pre-1967)

• 1 † n.

  rough-sawn or finished planks, boards, etc.

• 2a n.

  logs, square timber, etc.

• 2b n. — Obs.

  in the lumber, engaged in lumbering (def. 2).

  See also: lumbering (def. 2)  

• 3 n. — Obs.

  baggage; gear; belongings.

• 4a n. — Hockey, Slang

  a hockey stick.

• 4b n. — Hockey, Slang

  lay on the lumber, check heavily with a hockey stick, legally or illegally.