Tim"ber, n. [AS. timbor, timber, wood, building; akin to OFries.
timber, D. timmer a room, G. zimmer, OHG. zimbar timber, a dwelling,
room, Icel. timbr timber, Sw. timmer, Dan. tömmer, Goth. timrjan to
build, timrja a builder, L. domus a house, Gr. &?; house, &?; to build,
Skr. dama a house. √62. Cf. Dome, Domestic.] 1. That sort of wood which
is proper for buildings or for tools, utensils, furniture, carriages,
fences, ships, and the like; — usually said of felled trees, but
sometimes of those standing. Cf. Lumber, 3.
And ta'en my fiddle to the gate, . . . And fiddled in the timber!
Tennyson.