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31lum|ber|er — «LUHM buhr uhr», noun. = lumberjack. (Cf. ↑lumberjack) …
32lum|ber|jack — «LUHM buhr JAK», noun, verb. –n. a man whose work is cutting down trees and getting out the logs; woodsman; logger: »Among the hopeful immigrants are four lumberjacks, their wallets bulging after seven hard years in Alaska (Punch). –v.i. to do… …
33lum|ber|ly — «LUHM buhr lee», adjective. clumsy; lumbering …
34lum|ber|man — «LUHM buhr muhn», noun, plural men. 1. = lumberjack. (Cf. ↑lumberjack) 2. a man whose work is cutting and preparing timber for use. 3. a man whose work is buying and selling timber or lumber …
35lum|ber|yard — «LUHM buhr YAHRD», noun. a place where lumber and building supplies are stored and sold …
36lum|bo|sa|cral — «LUHM boh SAY kruhl», adjective. or or having to do with both the lumbar and sacral regions or parts of the body: »Lumbosacral subluxation [is] a condition in which there is forward slipping of the fifth lumbar vertebra on the sacrum (John S.… …
37lum|bri|ca|lis — «LUHM bruh KAY lihs», noun, plural les « leez». = lumbrical. (Cf. ↑lumbrical) …
38lum|bri|cal — «LUHM bruh kuhl», noun, adjective. –n. any one of four small muscles in either the hand or the foot that help move the fingers or toes. –adj. of or having to do with these muscles. ╂[< New Latin lumbricalis < Latin lumbrīcus (parasitic)… …
39lum|bri|coid — «LUHM bruh koyd», adjective. 1. like an earthworm. 2. of a kind of roundworm common as an intestinal parasite in man. ╂[< New Latin lumbricoides the roundworm species < Latin lumbrīcus; see etym. under lumbrical (Cf. ↑lumbrical)] …
40lum|mox — «LUHM uhks», noun. Informal. an awkward, stupid person: »A thoughtful weighing of all aspects would surely convince them that the big lummoxes get their money s worth out of the silliest purchase (Saturday Evening Post). ╂[origin uncertain,… …
