timberwork
Americannoun
noun
"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012Etymology
Origin of timberwork
First recorded in 1350–1400, timberwork is from the Middle English word timberwerk. See timber, work
Example Sentences
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Additional work this year will include rebuilding some of the mill’s stone foundation and repairing timberwork.
From Washington Times
In the meantime, Mr. Walther and I sat in Detmold’s pristine old town, which has fine timberwork buildings.
From New York Times
The lock, officially called Hampstead Road Lock, will undergo repairs costing £130,000 including replacing both sets of lock gates and timberwork.
From BBC
At its centre in an open court, a colonnade of 48 timberwork columns, four abreast and twelve in a row, rises 100 feet to symbolize the States of the Union.
From Time Magazine Archive
The roof was formed of interwoven pine branches; against the poles of the light timberwork hung and rested everywhere weapons of all kinds.
From Project Gutenberg
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