http://www.word-detective.com/2012/06/timbertimbre/ Semper Ubi Sub Ubi Wed, 20 Mar 2013 19:32:55 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://www.word-detective.com/2012/06/timbertimbre/comment-page-1/#comment-56797 JD Hawthorne Fri, 08 Mar 2013 00:43:01 +0000 http://www.word-detective.com/?p=7593#comment-56797 I was wondering if the French "tomber" meaning to fall, is the root meaning for yelling "timber" when felling a tree. Quebec was, and is known for its forestry. To yell "falling" makes better sense to me. The English speakers probably heard this as "timber" I was wondering if the French “tomber” meaning to fall, is the root meaning for yelling “timber” when felling a tree. Quebec was, and is known for its forestry. To yell “falling” makes better sense to me. The English speakers probably heard this as “timber”

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