timberwork

[ tim-ber-wurk ]
/ ˈtɪm bərˌwɜrk /

noun

structural work formed of timbers.

Origin of timberwork

First recorded in 1350–1400, timberwork is from the Middle English word timberwerk. See timber, work

Words nearby timberwork

timberjack, timberlake, timberland, timberline, timberman, timberwork, timberyard, timbre, timbrel, timbuktu, time

Example sentences from the Web for timberwork

  • The dredge conduit is carried by timberwork resting on two of the upright box form stanchions.

    Scientific American Supplement, No. 795, March 28, 1891 |Various

  • Thereupon, trees were felled in the forest on the plateau, and the timberwork of the houses of the lower town brought away.

    Annals of a Fortress |E. Viollet-le-Duc

  • At night the filling-in of the fosse was consolidated by timberwork, on which were spread brushwood and turf.

    Annals of a Fortress |E. Viollet-le-Duc

British Dictionary definitions for timberwork

timberwork
/ (ˈtɪmbəˌwɜːk) /

noun

a structure made of timber