Tilt-yard. Formerly a place or yard for tilting.
Timariot. A Turkish cavalry soldier who has a certain allowance made him, for which he is not only obliged to arm, clothe, and accoutre himself, but he must likewise provide a certain number of militia-men. The allowance is called [timar].
Timars. Certain revenues, in Turkey, growing out of lands which originally belonged to Christian clergy and nobility, and which the sultans seized when they conquered the countries they inhabited. By this means the sultan is enabled to support the [timariots].
Timber. In heraldry, a rank or row, as of ermine, in a nobleman’s coat; also a crest. This word is also written timbre.
Timber Rafts. See [Rafts, Timber].
Timbuctoo. A celebrated city in the interior of Africa, on the slope of a hill about 8 miles south of the Niger. It is said to have been built by Mansa Suleiman, a Mohammedan, about 1214, and was frequently subjugated by the sovereigns of Morocco. Since 1727 it has been partially independent.
Time. The measure of duration by which soldiers regulate the cadence of the march. [Common time], the ordinary time of marching, in which 90 steps, each 28 inches in length, are taken in one minute. See [Double-quick], and [Quick Time].
Time. That necessary interval between each motion in the manual exercise, as well as in every movement the army or any body of men may make. In fencing there are three kinds of time: that of the sword, that of the foot, and that of the whole body.
Time. A particular period or part of duration, whether past, present, or future.
Apparent time, the time of day reckoned by the sun, or so that 12 o’clock at the place is the instant of the transit of the sun’s centre over the meridian.