Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference - timber
Timber
timber
n. 1 wood prepared for building, carpentry, etc. 2 a piece of wood or beam, esp. as the rib of a vessel. 3 large standing trees suitable for timber; woods or forest. 4 (esp. as int.) a warning cry that a tree is about to fall. Phrases and idioms timber hitch a knot used in attaching a rope to a log or spar. timber wolf a type of large N. American grey wolf. Derivatives timbering n. Etymology: OE, = building, f. Gmc
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I. noun Etymology: Middle English, from Old English, building, wood; akin to Old High German zimbar wood, room, Greek demein to build, domos course of stones or bricks Date: before 12th century 1. growing trees or their wood, b. — used interjectionally to warn of a falling tree wood suitable for building or for carpentry, material, stuff, 4. a large squared or dressed piece of wood ready for use or forming part of a structure, lumber 2a, a curving frame branching outward from the keel of a ship and bending upward in a vertical direction that is usually composed of several pieces united ; rib, ~ adjective II. transitive verb (~ed; ~ing) Date: before 12th century to frame, cover, or support with ~s ...Толковый словарь английского языка
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