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lumbering (noun)

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  • lumbering — noun chiefly N. Amer. cut and prepare forest timber for transport and sale. → lumber …   English new terms dictionary

  • lumbering — I noun the trade of cutting or preparing or selling timber • Hypernyms: ↑trade, ↑craft II adjective slow and laborious because of weight the heavy tread of tired troops moved with a lumbering sag bellied trot …   Useful english dictionary

  • lumbering — 1. noun The business of felling trees for lumber. 2. adjective a) Clumsy or awkward. b) Heavy, slow and laborious; ponderous …   Wiktionary

  • lumbering — I. /ˈlʌmbərɪŋ/ (say lumbuhring) noun Chiefly US, Canadian the trade or business of cutting and preparing timber. {lumber1 + ing1} II. /ˈlʌmbərɪŋ/ (say lumbuhring) adjective moving clumsily or heavily; awkward. { …  

  • trip line — noun a light rope used in lumbering to free a dog hook from a log at a distance • Hypernyms: ↑rope * * * noun 1. : a line or light rope used to operate a trip (as to free a dog hook in logging) 2. : haulback 1 * * * 1. (in lumbering …   Useful english dictionary

  • strip method — noun : a method of conservative lumbering by which timber is cleared in relatively narrow strips through a forest and reproduction on the cleared strips is obtained by the seed sown from the adjoining woodland * * * strip method, a conservative… …   Useful english dictionary

  • skid road — noun 1. the district of a town frequented by loggers • Hypernyms: ↑quarter 2. a road made of logs on which freshly cut timber can be hauled • Hypernyms: ↑road, ↑route * * * noun 1. : a road along which logs are dragged to a skidway or lan …   Useful english dictionary

  • gang mill — noun Etymology: gang (I) + mill 1. : a sawing machine used in lumbering that has a heavy frame supporting numerous saw blades 2. : a composite milling cutter made up of several cutters set in the same arbor in such relation as to give a cut… …   Useful english dictionary

  • dog hook — noun a stout lever with a sharp spike; used for handling logs • Syn: ↑peavey, ↑peavy, ↑cant dog • Hypernyms: ↑lever • Hyponyms: ↑cant hook * * * noun …   Useful english dictionary

  • jack ladder — noun (nautical) a hanging ladder of ropes or chains supporting wooden or metal rungs or steps • Syn: ↑Jacob s ladder, ↑pilot ladder • Topics: ↑seafaring, ↑navigation, ↑sailing • …   Useful english dictionary

  • Paul Bunyan — noun a legendary giant lumberjack of the north woods of the United States and Canada Paul Bunyan had a blue ox named Babe the lakes of Minnesota began when Paul Bunyan and Babe s footprints filled with water • Syn: ↑Bunyan • Instance Hypernyms:… …   Useful english dictionary

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