单词 | timber-tree |
释义 | timber-treen. A tree yielding timber or wood fit for building or construction. ΘΚΠ the world > plants > by growth or development > defined by habit > tree or woody plant > cultivated or valued > [noun] > timber-tree timber-treec1505 storer1543 standel1544 stander1548 building-tree1607 stand1630 c1505 in T. Stapleton Plumpton Corr. (1839) 198 Tha will bey none without they have tymmer tres. 1558–9 Act 1 Eliz. c. 15 Any Tymber Tree or Tymber Trees of Oke, Beeche, or Ashe. 1601 R. Johnson tr. G. Botero Trauellers Breuiat 8 The noblemen do make great profite by selling great quantities..for firewood, but greater, by sales of timber trees: for..the greatest part of their buildings consist of timber. 1726 J. Swift Gulliver I. i. viii. 141 Cutting down some of the largest Timber Trees for Oars and Masts. 1766 Act 6 Geo. III c. 48 All Oak, Beech, Chestnut, Walnut, Ash, Elm, Cedar, Fir, Asp, Lime, Sycamore, and Birch Trees, shall be deemed and taken to be Timber Trees within the true Meaning..of this Act. 1865 Chambers's Encycl. at Poplar The cottonwood of North America is valued as a timber-tree. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1912; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.c1505 |
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