transitive. To construct by fitting and uniting the parts of the skeleton of (a wooden structure); to join together the frame of (a house, a ship…
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| 释义 | society > occupation and work > industry > building or constructing > constructing or working with wood > build or construct with wood [verb (transitive)] > prepare, dress, or square timber (10) framec1330 transitive. To construct by fitting and uniting the parts of the skeleton of (a wooden structure); to join together the frame of (a house, a ship… square1412 To make (timber, etc.) square or rectangular in cross-section. postc1520 transitive. To square (timber), either before sawing or in order to form posts. See posted, adj.1 Obsolete. timber out1628 transitive. timber out, to divide (timber) into beams, planks, etc., suited for building. Also figurative. slab1703 transitive. To dress (timber) by removing the outside slabs; to clear of bark-wood. side1754 Shipbuilding and Boatbuilding. transitive. To make of specified dimensions at the side; to make with a side or sides of a certain size; (also) to… to bring forward1823 Building. See quot. 1823. match1833 transitive. Woodworking. To provide (a board) with a tongue and a groove on opposite edges. Cf. matched, adj. 2. underhew1847 U.S. To hew (timber) in such a manner that it contains less than the proper number of cubic feet. to run up1863 transitive. North American. To cut up as much as possible of (a tree trunk, log, etc.) as sound timber; (sometimes more generally) to cut up for… |
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