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Tymmerman, Tymberman, n. Also: tymmyr man, tymmermane, timmerman, tymirman, timberman, tember man(e. Pl. also temermen. [Late ME and 17th c. Eng. tymberman (1429), timber man (1625); Tym(m)er n.¹ and Man n.] a. A person who works with timber, a woodman or wood-cutter; a carpenter or joiner, esp. on a ship. Also attrib. b. A wood merchant.a., b. 1460 Hay Alex. 16093.
Gif the gate for treis agane thame stude With tymmer men gar hew the wod away 1466–7 Acts II 87/1.
Sufficiand stermane tymmerman & schipmen conuenient for the schip 1496 Treas. Acc. I 282.
To Hermyn, tymmyr man, Duchman, for v^c and xij rachteris 1521 Old Dundee II 340.
Wat Blak, timmerman 1502–3 Treas. Acc. II 282.
To tymirmen and sawaris in the wod of Cambusnethan xiij li. vj s. viij d. … To Jame Gray tymirman [etc.] 1534 Treas. Acc. VI 234.
To Andro Robertsoun and his man, and to Thomas Corry, thre tymmermen, … to pas to calfet the kingis schip 1534 Treas. Acc. VI 236.
For careage … of the tymmer menis lumis west to Dunbertane 1539 Reg. Privy S. II 468/2.
Walter Howesoun, maister-tymmerman of oure soverane lordis schippis 1561 Treas. Acc. XI 117.
To twa tymmer men for thair laubouris be the space of vij dais in the beting of the said bote, xlv s. 1585 Burntisland B. Ct. 16 April.
Tymmermane c1590 Edinb. Test. Index I 42.
John Bulcraig, skipper and timmerman 1590 Crail B. Ct. 22 Sept.
William Curstorphene tymmerman burges off the burght off Craill 1613–14 Ayr B. Acc. 58.
To William Nicholl tymmerman for ane kneyheid to mend the gallowis 1661–2 Aberd. Shore Wk. Acc. 480.
Payit to ane timmerman for picking and dressing the flitting beackeine that sits forganes Futtie(b) 1607 S. Leith Rec. 5/1.
Tymberman 1609 S. Leith Rec. 6/2.
The tymbermen gav in ane bill desyring the sessiounne to pay for the repairing of their isle 1617 Edinb. B. Rec. VI 164.
And ressave fra Niniane Broun, tymberman in Leith, the Gotland tymber inbrocht 1632 Justiciary Cases I 206.
James Broun tymberman mariner 1643 Banff Ann. I 90.
Any … wright, aixman, or eichman or timberman for working of any sort of timber work 1641-8 Skipper's Acc. (Smettone) 24.
For 8 me plankes to the bot 12 li. … for the timbermens vark to her 18 li. 1663 Alford Rec. 18.
Timbermen travelling and carrying their timber from the Highlands to the low country mercats(c) 1601 Dundee Shipping P. 71.
Tember mane 1601 Dundee Shipping P. 72.
For the Fleimis tember mans wages 1595 Skipper's Acc. (Morton) 7a.
For drink to the temermen that worycht ine abordattrib. 1583 Edinb. Test. XIII 115b.
Item his tymmerman lowmes … sik as axis echis wommillis for pompis & other warklumes for schippis making