Definitions

from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.

  • noun An establishment that sells lumber and other building materials from a yard.

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  • noun A facility dedicated to the preparation and/or sale of lumber.

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  • noun a workplace where lumber is stocked for sale

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Examples

  • Like when you call the lumberyard after their delivery was $150 over their quote and you get the wizened old flannel-wearing owner/patriarch of the store.

    Get Better Customer Service Support With A Little Reciprocity | Lifehacker Australia 2009

  • "I don't recall her calling the lumberyard and ordering glass."

    Tanner Ties Moreland, Peggy 2005

  • Planning ahead, as always, Wicker had called a lumberyard in Forestville, Maryland, and placed an order for the supplies he would need to build the shooting platform.

    Transfer of Power Vince Flynn 1999

  • Planning ahead, as always, Wicker had called a lumberyard in Forestville, Maryland, and placed an order for the supplies he would need to build the shooting platform.

    Vince Flynn Collectors’ Edition #1 Vince Flynn 1997

  • In preparation Qwilleran called the lumberyard and alerted them that a fellow named Iggy would be picking up building materials, which should be charged directly to the Klingen-schoen office in Pickax.

    The Cat Who Went Underground Braun, Lilian Jackson 1989

  • “Abby, don’t forget on Monday to call the lumberyard and order this material.”

    Carolina Mist Mariah Stewart 1996

  • “Abby, don’t forget on Monday to call the lumberyard and order this material.”

    Carolina Mist Mariah Stewart 1996

  • “Abby, don’t forget on Monday to call the lumberyard and order this material.”

    Carolina Mist Mariah Stewart 1996

  • Hickson who works in your lumberyard is the same Hiram Hickson who is our father, "he added to Mr. Bobbsey.

    The Bobbsey Twins in the Great West Laura Lee Hope

  • They’d work at the grain elevator or the feed-mill, start at the bottom in the lumberyard, get a job at the hardware store, or maybe even buy a bar.

    A Conversation with Jean Harfenist, author of A Brief History of the Flood 2010

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