- foot|board
- foot|board «FUT BRD, -BOHRD», noun.1. a board or small platform on which to support the feet or to stand.2. an upright piece across the foot of a bed.3. = treadle. (Cf. ↑treadle)
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Board foot — The board foot is a specialized unit of volume for measuring lumber in the United States and Canada. It is the volume of a one foot length of a board one foot wide and one inch thick.Board foot is abbreviated FBM (for foot, board measure ). The… … Wikipedia
board foot — (bd ft, fbm, or BF) a unit of volume used for measuring lumber. One board foot is the volumeof a one foot length of a standard board twelve inches wide by one inchthick. Thus a board foot equals 144 cubic inches, or 1/12 of a cubic foot,or… … Dictionary of units of measurement
foot — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. base, bottom, footing; hoof, paw; foot soldiers, infantry. v. t. add [up]; informal, pay for. See support, combatant, payment. II (Roget s IV) n. 1. [A unit of measurement] Syn. twelve inches, running … English dictionary for students
board foot — ☆ board foot n. pl. board feet a unit of linear measure of lumber, equal to a board one foot square and one inch thick … English World dictionary
board foot — board′ foot n. bui the basic unit of board measure, equal to the cubic contents of a piece of lumber one foot square and one inch thick Abbr.: bd. ft. • Etymology: 1895–1900, amer … From formal English to slang
board-foot — boardˈ foot noun A unit of boardˈ measure for timber, a piece one inch thick by 12 inches square • • • Main Entry: ↑board … Useful english dictionary
board-measure — boardˈ measure see ↑board foot above. • • • Main Entry: ↑board … Useful english dictionary
foot|age — «FUT ihj», noun. 1. length in feet: »How much footage is left on the movie film? 2. a quantity of lumber expressed in board feet. 3. Mining. a) a piece work system of paying miners by the running foot of work. b) the amount paid. 4. one or more… … Useful english dictionary
Foot-ball — Football Pour les articles homonymes, voir Football (homonymie). Football Soccer … Wikipédia en Français
board foot — noun the volume of a piece of wood 1 foot square and 1 inch thick • Hypernyms: ↑volume unit, ↑capacity unit, ↑capacity measure, ↑cubage unit, ↑cubic measure, ↑cubic content unit, ↑displacement unit, ↑cubature u … Useful english dictionary
