lumber2
• noun 1 chiefly Brit. disused articles of furniture that inconveniently take up space. 2 chiefly N. Amer. partly prepared timber. • verb 1 (usu. be lumbered with) Brit. informal burden with an unwanted responsibility. 2 chiefly N. Amer. cut and prepare forest timber for transport and sale. — ORIGIN perhaps from LUMBER1; later associated with obsolete lumber pawnbroker’s shop .
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