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Meaning
Noun
●
In Timber industry & Woods:
Trees in a
forest
regarded
as a
source
of wood.
●
In American English, Canadian English, Timber industry & Woods:
Wood that has been pre-cut and is
ready
for use in construction.
●
A
heavy
wooden
beam
,
generally
a whole
log
that has been
squared off
and used to provide
heavy
support for something such as a roof.
●
In Timber industry:
Material for any structure.
●
In Firearms & Timber industry:
The
wooden
stock
of a
rifle
or shotgun.
●
A certain
quantity
of
fur
skins
(
as of
martens
,
ermines
,
sables
, etc.)
packed
between
boards
; in some
cases
forty
skins
, in others
one hundred
and
twenty
. Also
timmer
, timbre.
●
Misspelling of timbre.
Intj
●
Used by
loggers
to
warn
others that a
tree
being
felled
is falling.
Verb
●
To
fit
with timbers.
●
In Timber industry:
To
construct
,
frame
, build.
●
In Falconry:
To
light
or
land
on a tree.
●
In Timber industry:
To make a nest.
●
To
surmount
as a
timber
does.
Sourced from
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Origin
timber
English
tymber
Middle English (1100-1500)
timber
Old English (ca. 450-1100)
Sourced from
Etym
Synonyms
Timberland
Forest
Lumber
Wood
Beam
Rafter
Build
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Rhymes
Timber
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