timbers
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Trees in a forest regarded as a source of wood.
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(outside North America) Wood that has been pre-cut and is ready for use in construction.
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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”
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Material for any structure.
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The wooden stock of a rifle or shotgun.
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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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To fit with timbers.
“timbering a roof”
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To construct, frame, build.
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To light or land on a tree.
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To make a nest.
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To surmount as a timber does.
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Source: https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/timber, https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/timbers