timberwork
[ tim-ber-wurk ]
/ ˈtɪm bərˌwɜrk /
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noun
structural work formed of timbers.
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Words nearby timberwork
timberman, timber mill, timber rattlesnake, timber right, timber wolf, timberwork, timberyard, timbre, timbrel, Timbuktu, time
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Example sentences from the Web for timberwork
An upholstery technique used in the 1700s makes the silk glued onto molded timberwork atop the bed look like liquid gold.
Savoir Beds’ Royal State Bed: Just Perfect, If You Have $175,000|Daniel Gross|June 27, 2013|DAILY BEASTAt night the filling-in of the fosse was consolidated by timberwork, on which were spread brushwood and turf.
Annals of a Fortress|E. Viollet-le-DucThereupon, trees were felled in the forest on the plateau, and the timberwork of the houses of the lower town brought away.
Annals of a Fortress|E. Viollet-le-DucThe dredge conduit is carried by timberwork resting on two of the upright box form stanchions.
British Dictionary definitions for timberwork
timberwork
/ (ˈtɪmbəˌwɜːk) /
noun
a structure made of timber
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