board measure
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Origin:
1650–60
1650–60
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| board measure | |
| —n | |
| a system of units for measuring wood based on the board foot. 1980 board feet equal one standard | |
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Board measure
is always a great word to know.
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| a calculus or concretion found in the stomach or intestines of certain animals, esp. ruminants, formerly reputed to be an effective remedy for poison. |
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Additional meteorological sensors on board measure precipitation, wind speed and direction, and short-wave radiation.
Eight hundred thousand feet of timber, board measure, were employed in and about it.
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