Timber

tim′bėr, n. wood for building purposes: the trunk of a tree: material for any structure: one of the larger pieces of the framework of a house, ship, .: one of the planks forming the sides and roof of a gallery in a mine.— v.t. to furnish with timber or beams.— p.adj. Tim′bered , furnished with timber: ( Shak. ) built, formed, contrived: ( Spens. ) made like timber, ma ive.— ns. Tim′bering , timber materials; Tim′ber-man , one responsible for the timbers in a mine; Tim′ber-toes , a person with a wooden leg; Tim′ber-tree , a tree suitable for timber; Tim′ber-yard , a yard or place where timber is stored. [A.S. timber , building, wood; Ger. zimmer , an apartment.]