Lumberyard
/ˈlʌm.bər.jɑːrd/noun
A place where cut timber is stored, sorted, or sold.
Did you know?The first part, *lumber*, originally meant bulky, useless household junk in English before narrowing to the wood trade, while *yard* comes from a very old word for an enclosed space.
Etymological Timeline
Old English
OE
geard
“an enclosure, yard, or fenced space”
Middle English
ME
lumber
“odds and ends; cumbrous furniture or baggage”
Middle English
ME
lumberer
“a dealer in bulky goods or old furniture”
16th–17th Century
English
lumber
“timber cut for building or trade”
Modern English
English
lumberyard
“a place where lumber is stored or sold”