board foot

board foot
noun
the volume of a piece of wood 1 foot square and 1 inch thick
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noun
: a unit of quantity for lumber equal to the volume of a board 12 × 12 × 1 inches — abbr. bd ft

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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. Abbr.: bd. ft.
[1895-1900, Amer.]

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board foot,
plural board feet.
a unit of measure equal to one foot square and one inch thick; 144 cubic inches or.00236 cubic meter. It is used for measuring logs and lumber. Abbr: bd. ft.

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n. (pl. board feet) a unit of volume for timber equal to 144 cubic inches, notionally twelve inches by twelve inches by one inch

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