Tim"ber (?), n. [Probably the same word as
timber sort of wood; cf. Sw. timber, LG. timmer, MHG.
zimber, G. zimmer, F. timbre, LL. timbrium.
Cf. Timmer.] (Com.) A certain quantity of fur skins, as
of martens, ermines, sables, etc., packed between boards; being in some
cases forty skins, in others one hundred and twenty; -- called also
timmer. [Written also timbre.]
Tim"ber, n. [F. timbre. See
Timbre.] (Her.) The crest on a coat of arms.
[Written also timbre.]
Tim"ber, v. t. To surmount as a timber
does. [Obs.]
Tim"ber, n. [AS. timbor,
timber, wood, building; akin to OFries. timber, D.
timmer a room, G. zimmer, OHG. zimbar timber, a
dwelling, room, Icel. timbr timber, Sw. timmer, Dan.
tömmer, Goth. timrjan to build, timrja a builder,
L. domus a house, Gr. &?; house, &?; to build, Skr. dama a
house. √62. Cf. Dome, Domestic.] 1.
That sort of wood which is proper for buildings or for tools,
utensils, furniture, carriages, fences, ships, and the like; -- usually
said of felled trees, but sometimes of those standing. Cf. Lumber,
3.
And ta'en my fiddle to the gate, . . .
And fiddled in the timber!
Tennyson.
2. The body, stem, or trunk of a tree.
3. Fig.: Material for any structure.
Such dispositions are the very errors of human nature; and
yet they are the fittest timber to make politics of.
Bacon.
4. 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.
So they prepared timber . . . to build the
house.
1 Kings v. 18.
Many of the timbers were decayed.
W.
Coxe.
5. Woods or forest; wooden land. [Western U.
S.]
6. (Shipbuilding) A rib, or a curving piece
of wood, branching outward from the keel and bending upward in a vertical
direction. One timber is composed of several pieces
united.
Timber and room. (Shipbuilding) Same as
Room and space. See under Room. -- Timber
beetle (Zoöl.), any one of numerous species of
beetles the larvæ of which bore in timber; as, the silky timber
beetle (Lymexylon sericeum). -- Timber
doodle (Zoöl.), the American woodcock.
[Local, U. S.] -- Timber grouse (Zoöl.),
any species of grouse that inhabits woods, as the ruffed grouse and
spruce partridge; -- distinguished from prairie grouse. --
Timber hitch (Naut.), a kind of hitch used for
temporarily marking fast a rope to a spar. See Illust. under
Hitch. -- Timber mare, a kind of
instrument upon which soldiers were formerly compelled to ride for
punishment. Johnson. -- Timber scribe, a
metal tool or pointed instrument for marking timber. Simmonds.
-- Timber sow. (Zoöl.) Same as Timber
worm, below. Bacon. -- Timber tree, a
tree suitable for timber. -- Timber worm
(Zoöl.), any larval insect which burrows in timber. --
Timber yard, a yard or place where timber is
deposited.
Tim"ber (?), v. t. [imp. & p.
p. Timbered (?); p. pr. & vb. n.
Timbering.] To furnish with timber; -- chiefly used in the past
participle.
His bark is stoutly timbered.
Shak.
Tim"ber, v. i. 1. To
light on a tree. [Obs.]
2. (Falconry) To make a nest.
Tim"ber (?), n. [Probably the same word as
timber sort of wood; cf. Sw. timber, LG. timmer, MHG.
zimber, G. zimmer, F. timbre, LL. timbrium.
Cf. Timmer.] (Com.) A certain quantity of fur skins, as
of martens, ermines, sables, etc., packed between boards; being in some
cases forty skins, in others one hundred and twenty; -- called also
timmer. [Written also timbre.]
Tim"ber, n. [F. timbre. See
Timbre.] (Her.) The crest on a coat of arms.
[Written also timbre.]
Tim"ber, v. t. To surmount as a timber
does. [Obs.]
Tim"ber, n. [AS. timbor,
timber, wood, building; akin to OFries. timber, D.
timmer a room, G. zimmer, OHG. zimbar timber, a
dwelling, room, Icel. timbr timber, Sw. timmer, Dan.
tömmer, Goth. timrjan to build, timrja a builder,
L. domus a house, Gr. &?; house, &?; to build, Skr. dama a
house. √62. Cf. Dome, Domestic.] 1.
That sort of wood which is proper for buildings or for tools,
utensils, furniture, carriages, fences, ships, and the like; -- usually
said of felled trees, but sometimes of those standing. Cf. Lumber,
3.
And ta'en my fiddle to the gate, . . .
And fiddled in the timber!
Tennyson.
2. The body, stem, or trunk of a tree.
3. Fig.: Material for any structure.
Such dispositions are the very errors of human nature; and
yet they are the fittest timber to make politics of.
Bacon.
4. 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.
So they prepared timber . . . to build the
house.
1 Kings v. 18.
Many of the timbers were decayed.
W.
Coxe.
5. Woods or forest; wooden land. [Western U.
S.]
6. (Shipbuilding) A rib, or a curving piece
of wood, branching outward from the keel and bending upward in a vertical
direction. One timber is composed of several pieces
united.
Timber and room. (Shipbuilding) Same as
Room and space. See under Room. -- Timber
beetle (Zoöl.), any one of numerous species of
beetles the larvæ of which bore in timber; as, the silky timber
beetle (Lymexylon sericeum). -- Timber
doodle (Zoöl.), the American woodcock.
[Local, U. S.] -- Timber grouse (Zoöl.),
any species of grouse that inhabits woods, as the ruffed grouse and
spruce partridge; -- distinguished from prairie grouse. --
Timber hitch (Naut.), a kind of hitch used for
temporarily marking fast a rope to a spar. See Illust. under
Hitch. -- Timber mare, a kind of
instrument upon which soldiers were formerly compelled to ride for
punishment. Johnson. -- Timber scribe, a
metal tool or pointed instrument for marking timber. Simmonds.
-- Timber sow. (Zoöl.) Same as Timber
worm, below. Bacon. -- Timber tree, a
tree suitable for timber. -- Timber worm
(Zoöl.), any larval insect which burrows in timber. --
Timber yard, a yard or place where timber is
deposited.
Tim"ber (?), v. t. [imp. & p.
p. Timbered (?); p. pr. & vb. n.
Timbering.] To furnish with timber; -- chiefly used in the past
participle.
His bark is stoutly timbered.
Shak.
Tim"ber, v. i. 1. To
light on a tree. [Obs.]
2. (Falconry) To make a nest.
