board measure
11Board rule — Board Board (b[=o]rd), n. [OE. bord, AS. bord board, shipboard; akin to bred plank, Icel. bor[eth] board, side of a ship, Goth. f[=o]tu baurd footstool, D. bord board, G. brett, bort. See def. 8. [root]92.] 1. A piece of timber sawed thin, and of …
12Board wages — Board Board (b[=o]rd), n. [OE. bord, AS. bord board, shipboard; akin to bred plank, Icel. bor[eth] board, side of a ship, Goth. f[=o]tu baurd footstool, D. bord board, G. brett, bort. See def. 8. [root]92.] 1. A piece of timber sawed thin, and of …
13board-foot — boardˈ foot noun A unit of boardˈ measure for timber, a piece one inch thick by 12 inches square • • • Main Entry: ↑board …
14board 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 …
15board foot — A unit of measure in the lumber trade, meaning a board one foot square and one inch thick. See board measure …
16Board 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… …
17board 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… …
18board 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 …
19board 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 …
20board rule — noun a measure used in computing board feet • Hypernyms: ↑measuring stick, ↑measure, ↑measuring rod * * * noun : a measuring stick bearing various scales for computing board feet * * * Building Trades. a measuring device having scales for finding …
