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batter board

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noun

  1. (at a building site) one of a number of boards set horizontally to support strings for outlining the foundation plan of a building.

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This done they drove other nails in each batter board six inches outside of the building line to locate the outside of the footing, and removed the lines to these nails.

From Hidden Treasure by Simpson, John Thomas

Then they measured off two hundred and fifty-two feet along the line and set up another batter board in the same manner.

From Hidden Treasure by Simpson, John Thomas

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