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Tymmer werk, Tymber wark, n. Also: tymmer wark, -work, tymmar wark, timmer wark, tymber werk, timber wark, -work, temir werk, temer werk, temerwark, tember wark. [ME and e.m.E. timberwerk (Gower), timberworke (1594); Tym(m)er n.¹ and Wark n.]

1. a. The wooden part of a building, etc. b. Wooden furnishings or furniture.a., b. c1475 Wall. viii 617.
Wallis thai brak, syn set the layff in fyr, The temir werk thai brynt wp all in playn 1558 M. Works Acc. (ed.) I 295.
The temerwark of the wendois … in the palic of Sterweling 1569 Lanark B. Rec. 45.
The temer werk of tua portes(b) 1511 Aberd. Sheriff Ct. I 102.
The tymmer werk of the grat stepile 1544 Hist. Fam. Seton 773.
[The English] took away the belis, … and all other tursable thingis, and pat them in their schipis, and burnt the tymmer work with the kirk 1556 Edinb. B. Rec. II 253.
Johne Sym offerit … to put vp and mak the twa pannallis quhilkis ar now grathand to the Newhavin and bemefill the samyn and mak tham als sufficient in werk tymmer irn graith and bemefilling … thai deliuerand to him the hail tymmer … and the said Mr. Archibald desyrit that the tymmer werk and werklvmnis of the Newhavin wer ressauit fra him 1559 Aberd. B. Rec. I 315.
The tymmar wark and insicht togidder with the leid of the kirkis 1559 M. Works Acc. (ed.) I 297.
The otheris tymmer werk bayth in palais and stabillis I sall reform 1565 Bentinck Dornoch 121.
Oure said fortalice … is nocht only rewynois in wallis, thek, rowis, durris, windois, tymmerwerk and irnewark, bot als is neir … destitute of plenishing 1584 Edinb. B. Rec. IV 349.
To pas and resauve the said lugeing inuentour the tymmer wark and buiks 1580 Edinb. Test. VIII 8b.
The haill insycht & inspreth of the place of Pokellie in tymmer wark [etc.] 1583 Edinb. Test. XII 199.
I ordine na tymmer werk about my hous to be translatit bot my sone to haif the hail wair 1583 Edinb. Test. XIII 2.
He leuis him the tymmer wark in the place viz. beddis burdis and presis 1589 Coll. Aberd. & B. 355.
My haill syluer wark, buikis, bedding, tapestrie, neprie, timmer wark, artalyerie, wther furnitour, insycht and plenising 1597 Bk. Rates 11b.
Inuarte Custumes … Tymmer wark viz. bed of tymmer—xx li. dressour of tymmer—xx li.(c) 1542 Treas. Acc. VIII 142.
Aikin sparris, rauchteris and uthir tymber werk 1606 Dunblane Test. III 103b.
The haill timber work of the hous bedis kistis to be equallie devydit amangis the saidis thrie bairnes 1612 M. Works Acc. (ed.) I 326.
The foirwall … is werie neidfull to be repairit beth with stanewark and tember wark 1637 Aberd. B. Rec. III 112.
That dyvers … personis … regrattis … the said timber mercat, and byis barkis, timber, and timber wark furth thairof 1649 Antiq. Aberd. & B. IV 782.
The furnishing of tua pleughes iron and timber work at twentie pund 1642 Spalding II 188.
He causit brak doun beddis, burdes, and vther fyne wanescot tymber wark 1671 Orkney Rentals App. 64.
The steiple heid … and all the timber-work to the bells and the knock-house wer consumed to ashes

2. Labour involving wood, joinery, etc. 1596–7 Edinb. B. Rec. V 179.
Ordanis Richert Doby to enter Jhonn Scott, wricht in Leyth, to the tymber wark of the schoir thairof