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Synonyms for timber

Grammar : Noun
Spell : tim-ber
Phonetic Transcription : ˈtɪm bər

Top 10 synonyms for timber
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Définition of timber

Origin :
  • Old English timber "building, structure," later "building material, trees suitable for building," and "wood in general," from Proto-Germanic *temran (cf. Old Frisian timber "wood, building," Old High German zimbar "timber, wooden dwelling, room," Old Norse timbr "timber," German Zimmer "room"), from PIE *demrom-, from root *dem-/*dom- "build" (source of Greek domos, Latin domus; see domestic (adj.)).
  • The related Old English verb timbran, timbrian was the chief word for "to build" (cf. Dutch timmeren, German zimmern). As a call of warning when a cut tree is about to fall, it is attested from 1912 in Canadian English. Timbers in the nautical slang sense (see shiver (n.)) is from the specialized meaning "pieces of wood composing the frames of a ship's hull" (1748).
  • noun trees, wood
Example sentences :
  • Me and Lawyer Fillmore has been a-lookin' into them deeds, and this timber is mine;' and he driv off.
  • Extract from : « The Underdog » by F. Hopkinson Smith
  • She always seemed natural to me; and I had got to know every timber and stick about her.
  • Extract from : « Ned Myers » by James Fenimore Cooper
  • This process was continued through the whole length of the timber.
  • Extract from : « Cleveland Past and Present » by Maurice Joblin
  • The first timber was drawn by a rope, and floated to its place.
  • Extract from : « Cleveland Past and Present » by Maurice Joblin
  • The timber growth—­none at all or very scanty spruce and tamarack.
  • Extract from : « The Long Labrador Trail » by Dillon Wallace
  • This labour would also clear the grounds, and so this timber might be had almost for nothing.
  • Extract from : « The History of Louisiana » by Le Page Du Pratz
  • The greatest part of the houses is of brick; the rest are of timber and brick.
  • Extract from : « The History of Louisiana » by Le Page Du Pratz
  • I know every timber and plank in her; there is not a rope nor a block but I can recognise.
  • Extract from : « The Pirate and The Three Cutters » by Frederick Marryat
  • On the death of his father, he succeeded to the timber business at Caen.
  • Extract from : « A Zola Dictionary » by J. G. Patterson
  • In the forests the loggers were tearing and slashing into all but the remnant of the 96 timber.
  • Extract from : « Louisiana Lou » by William West Winter
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