Meanings
lumb1
plural lumbs
- alternativeAlternative spelling of lum (“chimney”).
Now, by this time, the ſun begins to leam, / An' litt the hill-heads, wi' his morning beam, / An' birds, and beaſts, and fouk to be aſteer, / And ſtreams o' reek frae lumb heads to appear; […]
1768, Alexander Ross, “Canto I”, in The Fortunate Shepherdess, a Pastoral Tale; in Three Cantos, in the Scotish Dialect. […], Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire: […] Francis Douglas, →OCLC, page 50
Lumb2
plural Lumbs
- countableuncountableA surname.
- A place in England:
- countableuncountableA hamlet south of Haslingden, and west of Edenfield, Rossendale borough, Lancashire (OS grid ref SD7819).
- countableuncountableA small village north-east of Rawtenstall, Rossendale borough, Lancashire (OS grid ref SD8324).
- countableuncountableA hamlet south-east of Huddersfield, Metropolitan Borough of Kirklees, West Yorkshire (OS grid ref SE1513).
Origin
Variant spelling of Lum.
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lumb. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/lumb
“lumb.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/lumb. Accessed November 3, 2026.
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