Tim"a*line (?), a. (Zoöl.) Of or pertaining to the genus Timalus or
family Timalidæ, which includes the babblers thrushes, and bulbuls.
Tim"bal (?), n. A kettledrum. See Tymbal.
Tim"ber (?), n. [Probably the same word as timber sort of wood; cf. Sw.
timber, LG. timmer, MHG. zimber, G. zimmer, F. timbre, LL. timbrium.
Cf. Timmer.] (Com.) A certain quantity of fur skins, as of martens,
ermines, sables, etc., packed between boards; being in some cases forty
skins, in others one hundred and twenty; — called also timmer. [Written
also timbre.]
Tim"ber, n. [F. timbre. See Timbre.] (Her.) The crest on a coat of
arms. [Written also timbre.]