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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. Abbreviation: bd. ft.

Origin:
1895–1900, Americanism
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board foot  
n.   pl. board feet Abbr. bd. ft. or BF
A unit of cubic measure for lumber, equal to one foot square by one inch thick.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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