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board measure

noun

Building Trades.
  1. a system of cubic measure in which the unit is the board foot.


board measure

noun

  1. a system of units for measuring wood based on the board foot. 1980 board feet equal one standard
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Word History and Origins

Origin of board measure1

First recorded in 1650–60
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Example Sentences

County Board of Supervisors to address criminal justice reform, including a recent board measure that pushes to close the decrepit Men’s Central Jail.

This large board measures 13x13 inches, meaning there's more space for a plethora of cheeses, meats, fruits, nuts and whatever else you choose to serve.

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And the elections board measure would shift appointments from the governor to the legislature.

Made of compressed wood with a hole for hanging when not in use, the board measures 111/2 inches by 161/2 inches.

At this place the saws cut, on an average, about six hundred thousand feet, board measure, to a saw, one half of this lumber being sawed from Pine, and the other from Spruce logs.

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