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Calipers :: Calipers (n. pl.) An instrument, usually resembling a pair of dividers or compasses with curved legs, for measuring the diameter or thickness of bodies, as of work shaped in a lathe or planer, timber, masts, shot, etc.; or the bore of firearms, tubes, etc.; -- called also caliper compasses, or caliber compasses..

Chisel :: Chisel (n.) A tool with a cutting edge on one end of a metal blade, used in dressing, shaping, or working in timber, stone, metal, etc.; -- usually driven by a mallet or hammer..

Timbre :: Timbre (n.) See 1st Timber.

Horse :: Horse (n.) A frame of timber, shaped like a horse, on which soldiers were made to ride for punishment..

Sleeper :: Sleeper (n.) One of the pieces of timber, stone, or iron, on or near the level of the ground, for the support of some superstructure, to steady framework, to keep in place the rails of a railway, etc.; a stringpiece..

Sleeper :: Sleeper (n.) One of the joists, or roughly shaped timbers, laid directly upon the ground, to receive the flooring of the ground story..

Tailpiece :: Tailpiece (n.) One of the timbers which tail into a header, in floor framing. See Illust. of Header..

Acajou :: Acajou (n.) The mahogany tree; also, its timber..

Hackmatack :: Hackmatack (n.) The American larch (Larix Americana), a coniferous tree with slender deciduous leaves; also, its heavy, close-grained timber. Called also tamarack..

Half-timbered :: Half-timbered (a.) Constructed of a timber frame, having the spaces filled in with masonry; -- said of buildings..

Compassing :: Compassing (a.) Curved; bent; as, compassing timbers..

Sleeper :: Sleeper (n.) One of the knees which connect the transoms to the after timbers on the ship's quarter.

Split :: Split (v. t.) To divide lengthwise; to separate from end to end, esp. by force; to divide in the direction of the grain layers; to rive; to cleave; as, to split a piece of timber or a board; to split a gem; to split a sheepskin..

Green :: Green (superl.) Not seasoned; not dry; containing its natural juices; as, green wood, timber, etc..

Way :: Way (n.) The timbers on which a ship is launched.

Wale :: Wale (n.) A timber bolted to a row of piles to secure them together and in position.

Sizable :: Sizable (a.) Being of reasonable or suitable size; as, sizable timber; sizable bulk..

Timbered :: Timbered (a.) Furnished with timber; -- often compounded; as, a well-timbered house; a low-timbered house..

Cheval-de-frise :: Cheval-de-frise (n.) A piece of timber or an iron barrel traversed with iron-pointed spikes or spears, five or six feet long, used to defend a passage, stop a breach, or impede the advance of cavalry, etc..

Resaw :: Resaw (v. t.) To saw again; specifically, to saw a balk, or a timber, which has already been squared, into dimension lumber, as joists, boards, etc..

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