timbers

Noun

timber (countable and uncountable, plural timbers)

1. (uncountable) Trees in a forest regarded as a source of wood.
   • collect timber

   Synonyms:

   timberland, forest

2. (US, uncountable, outside Canada) Wood that has been pre-cut and is ready for use in construction.

   Synonyms:

   lumber, wood

3. (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.
   • the timbers of a ship

   Synonyms:

   beam, rafter

4. Material for any structure.
5. (informal) The wooden stock of a rifle or shotgun.
6. (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.

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