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betimber en · VERB

Etymology

From Middle English *betimbren, from Old English betimbran, betimbrian (“to construct, build”), equivalent to be- + timber.

Meanings

1. (transitive) To build.
   • Wrought there and fashion'd the folk of the Weders A howe on the lithe, that high was and broad, Unto the wave-farers wide to be seen: Then it they betimber'd in time often days, The battle-strong's beacon; [...] 1911, William Morris, May Morris, The Collected Works of William Morris:
2. (transitive) To furnish with timber; timber.

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