(a) A piece of hewn timber, a plank, beam; (b) a small fragment of wood, a splinter, chip; ben nought worth a ~, to be worth nothing; yeven nought a ~, care not at all; (c) a piece of wood used as fuel for a fire; a firebrand, torch; also fig.; (d) ?a measure of hewn wood; (e) in cpds. & combs.: ?~ staved yerd, ?a yard enclosed with a fence made of wooden posts; ~ wal [OE scīd-weall], a board fence; ~ wod, split wood; astel (timber) ~, a plank or beam; (f) = shed(e n.(a); (g) in surnames and place names [see Smith PNElem.2.108].