split timber

  • 1Split — (spl[i^]t), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Split} ({Splitted}, R.); p. pr. & vb. n. {Splitting}.] [Probably of Scand. or Low German origin; cf. Dan. splitte, LG. splitten, OD. splitten, spletten, D. splijten, G. spleissen, MHG. spl[=i]zen. Cf. {Splice},… …

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  • 2Split — (spl[i^]t), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Split} ({Splitted}, R.); p. pr. & vb. n. {Splitting}.] [Probably of Scand. or Low German origin; cf. Dan. splitte, LG. splitten, OD. splitten, spletten, D. splijten, G. spleissen, MHG. spl[=i]zen. Cf. {Splice},… …

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  • 3Split stuff — Timber sawn into lengths and then split. [Webster 1913 Suppl.] …

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  • 4Split-rail fence — A split rail fence and log fence is a type of fence constructed out of timber logs, usually split lengthwise into rails and typically used for agricultural or decorative fencing. Such fences require much more timber than other types of fences,… …

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  • 5Split Rock Wildway — The Split Rock Wildway is a proposed wildlife corridor between the Split Rock Wild Forest and the Jay Mountain Wilderness Area in the eastern Adirondack Park in Essex County, New York. The area is located within the Champlain Valley along Lake… …

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  • 6split ring — noun 1. : a metal ring which consists of two complete turns of a helix pressed flat together and upon which objects (as keys) may be strung 2. : a primitive form of commutator for a dynamo or motor consisting of a simple ring or cylindrical shell …

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  • 7split rail — /ˈsplɪt reɪl/ (say split rayl) noun a fencing rail fashioned from a piece of timber split in half …

  • 8split roof — noun : a roof made from strips split from straightgrained timber …

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  • 9To split hairs — Split Split (spl[i^]t), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Split} ({Splitted}, R.); p. pr. & vb. n. {Splitting}.] [Probably of Scand. or Low German origin; cf. Dan. splitte, LG. splitten, OD. splitten, spletten, D. splijten, G. spleissen, MHG. spl[=i]zen. Cf.… …

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  • 10Australian residential architectural styles — can be broadly categorised as follows (there are overlaps between periods): *Pre Colonial Period 30,000 BCE 1788 CE *Old Colonial Period 1788 c. 1840 *Victorian Period c. 1840 c. 1890 *Federation Period c. 1890 c. 1915 *Inter War Period c. 1915 c …

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