timbering

Etymology

timber + -ing

noun

  1. Any structure, partial structure, or other item made from timber.
    The timbering and centring used for the construction of the main arch were exceptionally massive, and were acclaimed as masterpieces of joinery in contemporary reports on the progress of the work. 1949 May and June, “Notes and News: Construction of the Viaduct”, in Railway Magazine, page 202

verb

  1. present participle and gerund of timber

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