Definition of timber

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Timber (n.) A single piece or squared stick of wood intended for building, or already framed; collectively, the larger pieces or sticks of wood, forming the framework of a house, ship, or other structure, in distinction from the covering or boarding..

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Yard :: Yard (v. i.) A long piece of timber, nearly cylindrical, tapering toward the ends, and designed to support and extend a square sail. A yard is usually hung by the center to the mast. See Illust. of Ship..
Oak :: Oak (n.) The strong wood or timber of the oak.
Spalt :: Spalt (a.) To split off; to cleave off, as chips from a piece of timber, with an ax..
Stretcher :: Stretcher (n.) A piece of timber used in building.
Lepas :: Lepas (n.) Any one of various species of Lepas, a genus of pedunculated barnacles found attached to floating timber, bottoms of ships, Gulf weed, etc.; -- called also goose barnacle. See Barnacle..
Partner :: Partner (n.) A framework of heavy timber surrounding an opening in a deck, to strengthen it for the support of a mast, pump, capstan, or the like..
Skid :: Skid (n.) One of a pair of horizontal rails or timbers for supporting anything, as a boat, a barrel, etc..
Top-timbers :: Top-timbers (n.) The highest timbers on the side of a vessel, being those above the futtocks..
Forestry :: Forestry (n.) The art of forming or of cultivating forests; the management of growing timber.
Tug :: Tug (n.) A sort of vehicle, used for conveying timber and heavy articles..
Coak :: Coak (v. t.) To unite, as timbers, by means of tenons or dowels in the edges or faces..
Timmer :: Timmer (n.) Same as 1st Timber.
Dawk :: Dawk (n.) A hollow, crack, or cut, in timber..
Anchor :: Anchor (n.) Any instrument or contrivance serving a purpose like that of a ship's anchor, as an arrangement of timber to hold a dam fast; a contrivance to hold the end of a bridge cable, or other similar part; a contrivance used by founders to hold the core of a mold in place..
Puncheon :: Puncheon (n.) A short, upright piece of timber in framing; a short post; an intermediate stud..
Post :: Post (n.) A piece of timber, metal, or other solid substance, fixed, or to be fixed, firmly in an upright position, especially when intended as a stay or support to something else; a pillar; as, a hitching post; a fence post; the posts of a house..
Scaffold :: Scaffold (n.) A temporary structure of timber, boards, etc., for various purposes, as for supporting workmen and materials in building, for exhibiting a spectacle upon, for holding the spectators at a show, etc..
Cathead :: Cathead (n.) A projecting piece of timber or iron near the bow of vessel, to which the anchor is hoisted and secured..
Soundness :: Soundness (n.) The quality or state of being sound; as, the soundness of timber, of fruit, of the teeth, etc.; the soundness of reasoning or argument; soundness of faith..
Ridgepole :: Ridgepole (n.) The timber forming the ridge of a roof, into which the rafters are secured..
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