lumber company

collocation in English

meaningsoflumberandcompany

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lumber
noun[U]
uk
/ˈlʌm.bər/us
/ˈlʌm.bɚ/
wood that has been prepared ...
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company
noun
uk
/ˈkʌm.pə.ni/us
/ˈkʌm.pə.ni/
an organization that sells goods or services in order to ...
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(Definition oflumberandcompanyfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesoflumber company

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He also owned alumbercompany.
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It included two churches, a sawmill, and alumbercompany.
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Or perhaps alumbercompanydonated the first acre.
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Thelumbercompanypaved the way for the town's growth.
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He owned alumbercompanyand saw mill.
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It was named for alumbercompanyexecutive.
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He started a retaillumbercompany, then expanded into grain handling.
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Three years later he became a salesman for alumbercompany.
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It is now underwater near thelumbercompanylocated on the western bank of the river.
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In 1914 the community, with 250 residents, had alumbercompany.
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Thelumbercompanynever built a permanent sawmill in the area.
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At one time there was a saw mill andlumbercompany.
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The narrow gauge railroad thelumbercompanybuilt served the area for decades.
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Thelumbercompany, as was a common practice of the time, clear cut the land.
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The town was incorporated as a city in 1970 aslumbercompanycontrol began to wane.
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From 1914 to 1917, he was employed by alumbercompanyas yardman and assistant auditor.
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He leaves thelumbercompanyto search through the wreckage for her, to no avail.
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This arrangement continued through 1954, when thelumbercompanywent out of business.
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He invested in alumbercompanyand railroads, and founded at least four banks.
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He amassed personal wealth through several business ventures, including alumbercompany.
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The buildings were constructed of wood that could not be sold by thelumbercompany.
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Lumbercompanyscrip was redeemable in lumber as well as merchandise.
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Thelumbercompanycontrolled the town's harbor, railroad, coal dock, and store (which included a post office).
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For example, alumbercompanyuses its private industrial railways to transport logs from a forest to its sawmill.
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He returns to thelumbercompanyand takes on widow's work (dangerous work) under the resolve that she's dead.
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