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timbering

[ tim-ber-ing ]

noun

  1. building material of wood.


ˈپԲ

/ ˈɪəɪŋ /

noun

  1. timbers collectively
  2. work made of timber
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Word History and Origins

Origin of timbering1

First recorded in 1125–75, timbering is from the Middle English word timbrung. See timber, -ing 1
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Example Sentences

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The drawings of the exterior’s timbering and the interior’s multilayered moldings and built-in cabinetry attest to both the muscularity and the intricacy of Craftsman architecture at the end of the style’s peak in the Los Angeles area.

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Acquiring and managing all that land - which faces expanding threats from development, mining and timbering, would be too challenging.

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Acquiring and managing all that land — which faces expanding threats from development, mining and timbering, would be too challenging.

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“Mucking, panning, timbering — during the first summer it was all one blurred delirium” under a 114 degree sun, she wrote in her midcareer memoir, “I Wanted Out!”

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He joined the generations of growers who dodged the law while building an economic and social fabric that filled the void left by the collapse of the timbering industry.

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