lumbering

Noun · Adjective
Synonyms: heavyponderous

WordNet 3.0

Noun (1)

  1. the trade of cutting or preparing or selling timber

Adjective (1)

  1. slow and laborious because of weight“the heavy tread of tired troops”“moved with a lumbering sag-bellied trot”“ponderous prehistoric beasts”“a ponderous yawn”Synonyms: heavyponderous
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Webster's Dictionary (GCIDE)

Lumbering \Lum"ber*ing\, n. The business of cutting or getting timber or logs from the forest for lumber. [U.S.] [1913 Webster]
Lumber \Lum"ber\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Lumbered; p. pr. & vb. n. Lumbering.]

1.To heap together in disorder. " Stuff lumbered together." --Rymer. [1913 Webster]

2.To fill or encumber with lumber; as, to lumber up a room. [1913 Webster]

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