| 单词 | round timber |
| 释义 | > as lemmasround timber round timber n. (a) timber that has been felled but not squared (square v. 1b); (b) U.S. pine trees which have not been felled so that turpentine can be extracted from them (now rare). ΘΚΠ society > occupation and work > materials > raw material > wood > wood in specific form > [noun] > undressed trunk or log > collectively rough timber1607 round timber1656 roundwood1692 1656 J. Brown Descr. Carpenters-rule vi. 84 It being an Ordinary way in measuring of round Timber, such as Oake, Elme, Beech, Pear-Tree, and the like,..to take a line and girt about the middle of it. 1707 J. Mortimer Whole Art Husbandry 400 Forty Foot of round Timber or fifty Foot of hewn or squared Timber weighs the same. 1824 National Advocate (N.Y.) 29 Jan. There will be required..200,000 cubic feet of square, and about the same quantity of round timber. 1884 News & Observer (Raleigh, N. Carolina) 25 Mar. Round timber will average 2½ boxes to the tree, and these are generally cut to hold a quart [of turpentine]. 1921 J. A. Myers in T. Gamble Naval Stores 145/1 In the immediate vicinity of Pensacola, there are no large tracts of round timber. 1964 Times Rev. Industry Mar. 56/1 The firm has arranged with Boys and Boden to reopen the sawmill section of British Sawmills at Welshpool from March 1 for the conversion of round timber. 1997 Timber Grower Winter 10 (advt.) Are you having trouble selling and moving your Round Timber? < as lemmas |
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