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well–timbered
adjective
Definition of well–timbered
1a : 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
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First Known Use of well–timbered
13th century
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