timbering

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noun

Any structure, partial structure, or other item made from timber.

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Meanings

nountimbering (countable and uncountable, plural timberings)

plural timberings

  1. countableuncountableAny structure, partial structure, or other item made from timber.

    The timbering and centring used for the construction of the main arch were exceptionally massive, and were acclaimed as masterpieces of joinery in contemporary reports on the progress of the work.

    1949 May and June, “Notes and News: Construction of the Viaduct”, in Railway Magazine, page 202
verb
  1. gerundparticiplepresentpresent participle and gerund of timber

Origin

From timber + -ing.

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Cite this entry
APA

timbering. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/timbering

MLA

“timbering.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/timbering. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “timbering,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/timbering.

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