timber
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He lives in a drafty timber hall with a beaten-earth floor, surrounded by his family and armed retainers.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jul. 7, 2026
The trees were once a source of timber for floorboards as well as in cart wheels and wagon bottoms due to their wood being naturally springy.
From BBC • Jun. 19, 2026
As it was a timber LLC based on large quantities of land, it had previously been agreed that if you exited, you would receive pennies on the dollar per acre.
From MarketWatch • May 20, 2026
By the time they were done, the timber that remained looked distinctively shrublike.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 12, 2026
Even the timber for Malai canoes was obtained by trade from villagers on nearby Umboi Island, since Malai does not have trees big enough to be fashioned into canoes.
From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond
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