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First published 2002 (DOST Vol. XI).
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Tym(m)er, -ir, -yr, n.2 Also: tymmere, tymire, timmer, timber, (timbr-, tymbr-). [e.m.E. tymbre (1480), timber (1566), OF timbre (1350 in Godefroy), med. L. timbrium, MLG timber, timmer, ? ultim. f. Tym(m)er n.1] A quantity of furs, where specified, usu. forty skins.1368 Exch. R. II 300.
[Vna timbra de letys 1374 Exch. R. II 466.
De x tymbris et vij pelluris de letys 1377 Exch. R. II 547.
De tymer de letys, iiij li. vj s. viij d. 1436 Exch. R. IV 681.
Pro purificacione quater vigenti tymeris foderature 1438 Exch. R. V 34.
Quindecim timeris foderature dictis menyvare 1444 Exch. R. V 149.]
Et pro uno [sic] timbria et undecim bestiis dez letteis c1420 Bute MS 170a.
Of the tymyr of skurel ii d. 14.. Acts I 303/2.
Of a tymmyr [L. tymbria] of skynnis of toddis quhytredys mertrikis [etc.] … at the outpassing iiij d. 1473 Treas. Acc. I 31.
iiij tymire of grece to purfell that govne, … the tymire contenand iij dosane iiij bestis 1473 Treas. Acc. I 32.
iij tymir of armyng 1505 Treas. Acc. III 41.
To Alexander Burn, furrour, for xxij tymir of ermyngis to the kingis rob riall 1506 Treas. Acc. III 264.
Tymer of ermyngis to it [sc. a gown] 1507 Treas. Acc. IV 29.
For ane tymyr of ermyngis to eik the purfell of the said goun 1512 Treas. Acc. IV 215.
For xvj tymmere letteis to the quenis goune … ; price tymmer xl s. 1536 Treas. Acc. VI 457.
Tymmir 1541 Treas. Acc. VII 459.
For dichting and grathing of the tymmer of sabill contenand vjxx of skynnis 1597 Skene Verb. S. s.v.Timbria.
Ane timmer of skinnes. That is swa mony as is inclused within twa broddes of timmer, quhilk commounlie conteinis fourtie skinnes 1612 Bk. Rates (Halyb.) 305.
Furres called armyns, the timber, contening fourty skins 1662 Nicoll Diary 388.
One timber of sables is 20 skynnes
