board foot
nounBuilding 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. Abbreviation: bd. ft.
Origin of board foot
1An Americanism dating back to 1895–1900
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How to use board foot in a sentence
This is usually expressed in pounds per thousand board feet, a board foot being considered as one-twelfth of a cubic foot.
The Mechanical Properties of Wood | Samuel J. RecordA board foot is one foot long, one foot wide and one inch in thickness.
Checking the Waste | Mary Huston Gregory
British Dictionary definitions for board foot
board foot
noun
a unit of board measure: the cubic content of a piece of wood one foot square and one inch thick
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