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Kimberline vs Timberline - What's the difference?

kimberline | timberline |

As nouns the difference between kimberline and timberline

is that kimberline is derogatory slang for an outsider on the isle of portland, uk while timberline is the height or limit beyond which trees do not grow in mountainous or arctic regions.

kimberline

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • Derogatory slang for an outsider on the Isle of Portland, UK

    • References

    * Fido Lunettes (nom de plume), 1825, An Historical and Descriptive Account of the Peninsula of Portland from the Earliest to the Present Time'', in ''The Portland Year Book and Island Record 1905 , reprinted Portland Museum, 2004

    timberline

    English

    Alternative forms

    * timber line

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • The height or limit beyond which trees do not grow in mountainous or arctic regions.

    • Synonyms

    * tree line