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dimension lumber
noun
- building lumber cut to standard or specified sizes.
- sawed lumber from 2 to 5 inches (5 to 12.7 centimeters) thick and from 4 to 12 inches (10.2 to 30.5 centimeters) wide.
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Word History and Origins
Origin of dimension lumber1
First recorded in 1870–75
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Example Sentences
Judge Mattingly was running a sawmill near the river, cutting the native cottonwoods into dimension lumber and common boards.
From Project Gutenberg
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