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tim⋅ber⋅ing
[tim-ber-ing] 
tim⋅ber
[tim-ber] –noun
| 1. | the wood of growing trees suitable for structural uses. |
| 2. | growing trees themselves. |
| 3. | wooded land. |
| 4. | wood, esp. when suitable or adapted for various building purposes. |
| 5. | a single piece of wood forming part of a structure or the like: A timber fell from the roof. |
| 6. | Nautical. (in a ship's frame) one of the curved pieces of wood that spring upward and outward from the keel; rib. |
| 7. | personal character or quality: He's being talked up as presidential timber. |
| 8. | Sports. a wooden hurdle, as a gate or fence, over which a horse must jump in equestrian sports. |
–verb (used with object)
| 9. | to furnish with timber. |
| 10. | to support with timber. |
–verb (used without object)
| 11. | to fell timber, esp. as an occupation. |
–interjection
| 12. | a lumberjack's call to warn those in the vicinity that a cut tree is about to fall to the ground. |
Origin:
bef. 900; ME, OE: orig., house, building material; c. G Zimmer room, ON timbr timber; akin to Goth timrjan, Gk démein to build. See dome
bef. 900; ME, OE: orig., house, building material; c. G Zimmer room, ON timbr timber; akin to Goth timrjan, Gk démein to build. See dome
Related forms:
tim⋅ber⋅less, adjective
tim⋅ber⋅y, adjective
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| tim·ber (tĭm'bər) n.
To support or frame with timbers: timber a mine shaft. [Middle English, from Old English, building, trees for building; see dem- in Indo-European roots.] |
| tim·ber·ing (tĭm'bər-ĭng) n. Timber or objects and structures made of it. |
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Timbering
Tim"ber*ing\, n. The act of furnishing with timber; also, timbers, collectively; timberwork; timber.
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