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♦ timber /ˈtɪmbə(r)/A n.2 [u] alberi da legname4 (naut.) ordinata; costolaB inter.caduta (dell'albero)!; fate largo!● timber beam, trave in legno □ timber frame, tavolato □ (naut.) timber-head, testa di scaleno, monachetto; bittarella □ timber merchant, commerciante di legname □ timber mill, segheria □ ( di un muro) timber panelled, rivestito in legno □ (naut.) timber piece, scalmo □ timber preservatives, conservanti per legname □ (scherz.) timber-toe, «gamba di legno» ( uno zoppo) □ (edil.) timber treatment, trattamento delle travi in legno □ timber-tree, albero da legname; albero d'alto fusto □ (zool.) timber wolf ( Canis lupus lycaon), lupo americano □ timber-work, parte in legno; lavoro in legno □ timber-yard, deposito di legname □ building timber, legname da costruzione □ (fam. scherz. o antiq.) Shiver my (o me) timbers!, tuoni e saette!(to) timber /ˈtɪmbə(r)/v. t.
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