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First published 2005 (SND, online supplement).
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LUMBER, n. A relationship with someone of the opposite sex; a girlfriend or boyfriend.Sc. 1992 Herald 14 Nov 2:
For the tiresomely fashionable, it is not a place [the disco], if you will excuse an old-fashioned phrase, "to get a lumber". Perish the thought, gauche as it would appear, that these bright young things attend in order to form relationships with members of the opposite sex.
Sc. 1995 Daily Record 4 Nov 16:
The flattered footballer doesn't even need to be good-looking. With a face like a melted Wembley Size 5, they can still get a lumber.
Gsw. 1996 Michael Munro The Complete Patter 96:
lumber To get a lumber is to meet and establish a relationship with a member of the opposite sex: 'How'd ye get on at that party ... did ye get a lumber?'
To lumber a person is to chat her or him up successfully: 'That guy you're hingin aboot wi wis tryin tae lumber us last night.'
Sc. 1999 Edinburgh Evening News 2 Apr 11:
"When males spot a 'wee stoater' (good-looking young woman) in the bar, they might be inclined to try their 'patter' (witty chat) on her.
Impress her, and they might get a 'lumber' (pick-up) ...
Sc. 2003 Herald 18 Dec 2:
Here courtship rituals run apace, as the boys do their best to get a lumber.
Sc. 2004 Daily Mirror 31 Jul 12:
A glamorous Glasgow-based hackette has been swanning around Prague on her hen night with a posse of sexy pals. But tragically for her and her mates, not one of them managed to get a "lumber".

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