half-timbering

noun

A method of construction using heavy timber beams, usually joined by tenon and mortice joints pegged together. The spaces between the posts and beams is infilled with material such as wattle and daub, bricks or stones.

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Meanings

nounhalf-timbering (countable and uncountable, plural half-timberings)

plural half-timberings

  1. countableuncountablearchitectureA method of construction using heavy timber beams, usually joined by tenon and mortice joints pegged together. The spaces between the posts and beams is infilled with material such as wattle and daub, bricks or stones.

Translations

Finnish ristikkorakenne
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German Fachwerk, Holzfachwerk
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Polish mur pruski
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Portuguese enxaimel
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APA

half-timbering. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/half-timbering

MLA

“half-timbering.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/half-timbering. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “half-timbering,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/half-timbering.

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