well-timbered

adjective

1
a
: well braced or strengthened by timbers
a well-timbered house
a well-timbered mine
b
: strongly made or put together : having a good structure or constitution
a well-timbered horse
2
: having a good quantity of growing timber
a well-timbered tract of land

Word History

First Known Use

13th century, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of well-timbered was in the 13th century

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“Well-timbered.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/well-timbered. Accessed 15 Oct. 2024.

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