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Origin of timber cruiser

An Americanism dating back to 1890–95

Brinsley came from behind a police cruiser parked on a busy street in the shadow of the Tompkins Public Houses.
Alleged Cop Killer Ismaaiyl Brinsley Had a Death Wish|M.L. Nestel|December 22, 2014|DAILY BEAST
A cruiser shows up and eyes narrow and citizens often withdraw.
The Wildly Peaceful, Human, Almost Boring, Ultimately Great New York City Protests for Eric Garner|Mike Barnicle|December 8, 2014|DAILY BEAST
“The Americans were a tool, used by the Safis in the Pech to rid them of their competition in the timber trade,” Zalwar Khan said.
Heart of Darkness: Into Afghanistan’s Taliban Valley|Matt Trevithick, Daniel Seckman|November 15, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Despite the trade officially being banned, he explains, timber was still locally harvested and sold.
Heart of Darkness: Into Afghanistan’s Taliban Valley|Matt Trevithick, Daniel Seckman|November 15, 2014|DAILY BEAST

With lights flashing, the cruiser arrived at the Blooming Grove State Police barracks in Pike County.
Killer Eric Frein Held in Murdered Cop’s Cuffs|Michael Daly|October 31, 2014|DAILY BEAST
The moment the bait was touched, down would come the heavy timber—smash—on the tiger's head.
Our Little Korean Cousin|H. Lee M. Pike
I pulled up and glanced about, but the clumps of scrubby timber were just plentiful enough to cut off a clear view of the flat.
Raw Gold|Bertrand W. Sinclair
The case was fixed over the engine-shaft on two beams of timber from wall to wall.
Life of Richard Trevithick, Volume II (of 2)|Francis Trevithick
It is like the eating of a smothered fire into rotten timber in that it is noiseless and without haste.
Kipling Stories and Poems Every Child Should Know, Book II|Rudyard Kipling
There was then a great deal of old timber about the place and a long avenue of oaks, besides three large cherry orchards.
Birds of Guernsey (1879)|Cecil Smith