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board foot
noun
, Building Trades.
- a unit of measure equal to the cubic contents of a piece of lumber one foot square and one inch thick, used in measuring logs and lumber. : bd. ft.
board foot
noun
- a unit of board measure: the cubic content of a piece of wood one foot square and one inch thick
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Word History and Origins
Origin of board foot1
An Americanism dating back to 1895–1900
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Example Sentences
This is usually expressed in pounds per thousand board feet, a board foot being considered as one-twelfth of a cubic foot.
From Project Gutenberg
A board foot is one foot long, one foot wide and one inch in thickness.
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