To season (wood) by exposure to heat.

To heat unseasoned wood for the purpose of straightening it.

To bring to maturity, ripen; to render fit for use by prolonged exposure to atmospheric influences, or by gradual subjection to conditions of the…

transitive. To remove the sap from (wood).

transitive. To impregnate (wood) with a solution of corrosive sublimate, as a preservative against decay.

transitive. To impregnate with creosote, as a preservative.

transitive. To impregnate (wood) with a solution of certain inorganic salts (see Paynizing, n.), so as to harden and preserve it. Cf. Burnettize, v.…

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transitive. To treat (timber) by boiling in a solution of sugar so as to preserve it and reduce shrinkage.

transitive and intransitive to season (timber) by air-drying.

transitive. To treat by the application of pressure; esp. to impregnate (timber) with a preservative applied under pressure. Also occasionally intrans…

transitive. To improve the condition of (timber) by heating it in a steam-filled chamber so as to reduce warping and collapse.

To render (a surface of wood, etc.) impervious by the application of a special coating.