ALL meanings of breast-timber
breast-tim·ber
B b - noun breast-timber a streak, stripe, or ridge produced on the skin by the stroke of a rod or whip; welt. 1
- noun breast-timber the vertical rib in knit goods or a chain of loops running lengthwise in knit fabric (opposed to course). 1
- noun breast-timber the texture or weave of a fabric. 1
- noun breast-timber Nautical. any of certain strakes of thick outside planking on the sides of a wooden ship. gunwale. 1
- noun breast-timber Also called breast timber, ranger, waling. Engineering, Building Trades. a horizontal timber or other support for reinforcing various upright members, as sheet piling or concrete form boards, or for retaining earth at the edge of an excavation. 1
- noun breast-timber a ridge on the outside of a horse collar. 1
- verb with object breast-timber to mark with wales. 1
- verb with object breast-timber to weave with wales. 1
- verb with object breast-timber Engineering, Building Trades. to reinforce or fasten with a wale or wales. 1