timber
/ˈtɪmbə/
Trees in a forest regarded as a source of wood; 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
- plural
- timbers
Meanings
- 1
Trees in a forest regarded as a source of wood
The timber is still green.
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- 2
Wood that has been pre-cut and is ready for use in construction
- 3
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
- 4
Material for any structurerare
- 5
The wooden stock of a rifle or shotgunrare
- 6
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, timbrerare
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The stumpsrare