Main Entry:

¹tim·ber

Pronunciation:

\ˈtim-bər\

Function:

noun

Etymology:

Middle English, from Old English, building, wood; akin to Old High German zimbar wood, room, Greek demein to build, domos course of stones or bricks

Date:

before 12th century

1 a: growing trees or their wood b—used interjectionally to warn of a falling tree2: wood suitable for building or for carpentry3: material, stuff ; especially : a person or type of person qualified for a particular position or status <managerial timber>4 a: a large squared or dressed piece of wood ready for use or forming part of a structure bBritish : lumber 2a c: a curving frame branching outward from the keel of a ship and bending upward in a vertical direction that is usually composed of several pieces united : rib

— timber adjective