timbering

[ tim-ber-ing ]

/ ˈtɪm bər ɪŋ /

noun

building material of wood.

Origin of timbering

First recorded in 1125–75, timbering is from the Middle English word timbrung. See timber, -ing¹

Words nearby timbering

timber-hitch, timberbeast, timberdoodle, timbered, timberhead, timbering, timberjack, timberlake, timberland, timberline, timberman

Definition for timbering (2 of 2)

timber

[ tim-ber ]

/ ˈtɪm bər /

noun

the wood of growing trees suitable for structural uses.

growing trees themselves.

wooded land.

wood, especially when suitable or adapted for various building purposes.

a single piece of wood forming part of a structure or the like: A timber fell from the roof.

Nautical. (in a ship's frame) one of the curved pieces of wood that spring upward and outward from the keel; rib.

personal character or quality: He's being talked up as presidential timber.

Sports. a wooden hurdle, as a gate or fence, over which a horse must jump in equestrian sports.

verb (used with object)

to furnish with timber.

to support with timber.

verb (used without object)

to fell timber, especially as an occupation.

interjection

a lumberjack's call to warn those in the vicinity that a cut tree is about to fall to the ground.

Origin of timber

before 900; Middle English, Old English: orig., house, building material; cognate with German Zimmer room, Old Norse timbr timber; akin to Gothic timrjan, Greek démein to build. See dome

OTHER WORDS FROM timber

tim·ber·less, adjective tim·ber·y, adjective

WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH timber

timber timbre

Example sentences from the Web for timbering

About the only thing we understand about timbering operations is the log drive in the spring.

The Ranger Boys Outwit the Timber Thieves |Claude A. Labelle
As the amount of soft ground in the face increased, the system of timbering was gradually changed to one of 2-in.

Transactions of the American Society of Civil Engineers, Vol. LXVIII, Sept. 1910 |B. H. M. Hewett
His carelessness of his own life, that led him to slap his timbering up any way, was born of that same fury.

The Mascot of Sweet Briar Gulch |Henry Wallace Phillips
The boys and men who were "timbering" us threw rocks and clubbed us most diligently.

Tramping with Tramps |Josiah Flynt

The method of timbering and mining, while well enough known, has not been generally used in the United States.

Transactions of the American Society of Civil Engineers, vol. LXVIII, Sept. 1910 |James H. Brace, Francis Mason and S. H. Woodard

British Dictionary definitions for timbering (1 of 2)

timbering

/ (ˈtɪmbərɪŋ) /

noun

timbers collectively

work made of timber

British Dictionary definitions for timbering (2 of 2)

timber

/ (ˈtɪmbə) /

noun

wood, esp when regarded as a construction materialUsual US and Canadian word: lumber
(as modifier)a timber cottage

trees collectively
mainly US woodland

a piece of wood used in a structure

nautical a frame in a wooden vessel

potential material, for a post, rank, etc he is managerial timber

verb

(tr) to provide with timbers

interjection

a lumberjack's shouted warning when a tree is about to fall

Word Origin for timber

Old English; related to Old High German zimbar wood, Old Norse timbr timber, Latin domus house

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timbering

noun

Origin of timbering

Words nearby timbering

Definition for timbering (2 of 2)

noun

verb (used with object)

verb (used without object)

interjection

Origin of timber

OTHER WORDS FROM timber

WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH timber

Example sentences from the Web for timbering

British Dictionary definitions for timbering (1 of 2)

noun

British Dictionary definitions for timbering (2 of 2)

noun

verb

interjection

Word Origin for timber