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121timber — /ˈtɪmbə / (say timbuh) noun 1. wood, especially when suitable for building houses, ships, etc., or for use in carpentry, joinery, etc. 2. the wood of growing trees suitable for structural uses. 3. the trees themselves. 4. Chiefly US wooded land.… …
122timber — 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 …
123timber — 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. a. growing trees or their wood b. used… …
124Timber and Stone Act — The Timber and Stone Act of 1878 in the United States sold western timberland for $2.50 per acre ($618/km²) in 160 acre (0.6 km²) blocks.Land that was deemed unfit for farming was sold to those who might want to timber and stone (logging and… …
125Timber Culture Act — The Timber Culture Act was a follow up act to the Homestead Act. The Timber Culture Act was passed by Congress in 1873. The act allowed homesteaders to get another 160 acres of land if they planted trees on one fourth of the land, because the… …
126Timber Lake — La ville de Timber Lake est le siège du comté de Dewey, situé dans le Dakota du Sud, aux États Unis. La municipalité avait 443 habitants au recensement de 2010. v · sièges de comtés de l’État du Dakota du Sud …
127timber framing — Construction of frame or post and beam structures using large, heavy, wood members, specifically lumber 5 in. (13 cm) or more in the least dimension. The term implies stylistic features of a heavy nature. Half timber work, in which the spaces… …
128timber — Synonyms and related words: afforestation, arboretum, balk, bare pole, beam, beams, billet, board, boarding, boards, boondocks, bush, bushveld, character, chase, clapboard, climax forest, cloud forest, conifer, cord, cordwood, deal, dendrology,… …
