LUMBERER

Etymology

Noun

lumberer (plural lumberers)

One who lumbers, who moves in a heavy and ungainly manner.

One who is involved in the production of lumber.

Source: Wiktionary


Lum"ber*er, n.

Definition: One employed in lumbering, cutting, and getting logs from the forest for lumber; a lumberman. [U.S.] Lumberers have a notion that he (the woodpecker) is harmful to timber. Lowell.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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2 May 2024

BEQUEATH

(verb) leave or give by will after one’s death; “My aunt bequeathed me all her jewelry”; “My grandfather left me his entire estate”


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According to Guinness World Records, the largest iced coffee is 14,228.1 liters and was created by Caffé Bene (South Korea), in Yangju, South Korea, on 17 July 2014. They poured iced black Americano on the giant cup that measured 3.3 meters tall and 2.62 meters wide.

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