timber

English

/ˈtɪmbə/, [ˈtɪˑmˌbəː], /ˈtɪmbɚ/, [ˈtɪˑmˌbɚː]

noun
Definitions
  • (uncountable) Trees in a forest regarded as a source of wood.
  • (outside) Wood that has been pre-cut and is ready for use in construction.
  • (countable) A heavy wooden beam, generally a whole log that has been squared off and used to provide heavy support for something such as a roof.
  • Material for any structure.
  • (firearms) The wooden stock of a rifle or shotgun.
  • (archaic) A certain quantity of fur skins (as of martens, ermines, sables, etc.) packed between boards; in some cases forty skins, in others one hundred and twenty. Also timmer, timbre.

Etymology

Derived from Middle English tymber derived from Old English timber (building, act of building, building material, house) derived from Proto-Germanic *timrą derived from Proto-Indo-European *dem- (build, house), *dem- (build, house).

Origin

Proto-Indo-European

*dem-

Gloss

build, house

Concept
Semantic Field

Basic actions and technology

Ontological Category

Action/Process

Kanji

建

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