retimberv.
/ˌriːˈtɪmbə/, U.S. /riˈtɪmbər/ transitive. To fit new timber to (a wall, mine shaft, house, etc.). Also: to reforest (land).
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1828 H. G. Ward Mexico in 1827 II. iv. ii. 88 When I visited Real del Monte, the adit was cleared, and retimbered.
1877 R. W. Raymond Statistics Mines & Mining 159 The pumps will be placed in the air-shaft, which has been retimbered since the fire.
1899 Daily News 27 Sept. 3/5 Putting down entirely new cement foundations, and entirely retimbering the place.
1912 Amer. Forestry Apr. 270 In Northern Canada the cut-over lands are being retimbered by a young growth of pine which has sprung up of itself.
1958 T. Wilkins Clarence King xvi. 279 Retimber the shafts, and dig them deeper.
2006 Modesto (Calif.) Bee (Nexis) 24 Aug. b1 The Orange Blossom Bridge in the Oakdale district was closed for three weeks so supports could be retimbered and other repairs made.
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reˈtimbering n.
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1828 H. G. Ward Mexico in 1827 II. vi. i. 88 The operation of retimbering, and, in many parts, of digging out the communications anew, was proceeding rapidly.
1924 J. A. Hammerton Countries of World III. 1928/1 The state..is responsible for the systematic retimbering of the Alps in the upper valley of the Durance.
1992 W. A. Douglass & R. A. Nylen Lett. Nevada Frontier (2004) Notes 354 He worked on the retimbering of the Frost Shaft.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2010; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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