Meaning of LUMBERING
| Pronunciation: | | 'lumburing
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- [n] the trade of cutting or preparing or selling timber
- [adj] slow and laborious because of weight; "the heavy tread of tired troops"; "moved with a lumbering sag-bellied trot"; "ponderous prehistoric beasts"; "a ponderous yawn"
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| | Synonyms: | | heavy, heavy-footed, ponderous |
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| | See Also: | | craft, trade | |
| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \Lum"ber*ing\, n.
The business of cutting or getting timber or logs from the
forest for lumber. [U.S.]
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