A single piece or squared stick of wood intended for building, or already framed; collectively, the larger pieces or sticks of wood, forming the framework of a house, ship, or other structure, in distinction from the covering or boarding.

Woods or forest; wooden land.

A rib, or a curving piece of wood, branching outward from the keel and bending upward in a vertical direction. One timber is composed of several pieces united.

A general term for all large pieces of wood used in shipbuilding.

A term loosely applied to forest stands or their products; often applied to wood in forms suitable for heavy construction (houses, ships, bridges).

Large wooden boards used in creating the structure of a wall.

Any of the wooden props, posts, bars, collars, lagging, etc., used to support mining works. One of the steel joists or beams which, in some mines, have replaced wooden timbers.

A general term applied to heavy wooden members used in ship construction, or specifically to those which form the vessel's frames.

A collective term for underground wooden supports.

A general term for natural or sawn wood in a form suitable for building or structural purposes.

logged wood sold as a commodity. Go to Top

A vertical piece of the ship's construction, or the ribs of its frame. Constructed of wood or dragon bone.

wood member, especially one 5 inches (12.7 cm) or more in smallest dimension.