[ˈtɪmbə], (Noun)

Definitions:
- wood prepared for use in building and carpentry
(e.g: the exploitation of forests for timber)

- personal qualities or character
(e.g: she is frequently hailed as presidential timber)


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Origin:
Old English timber in the sense ‘a building’, also ‘building material’, of Germanic origin; related to German Zimmer ‘room’, from an Indo-European root meaning ‘build’