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board measure

n.
Measurement in board feet.
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board measure

n
(Units) a system of units for measuring wood based on the board foot. 1980 board feet equal one standard
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Noun1.board measure - a system of units for measuring lumber based on the board foot
system of measurement, metric - a system of related measures that facilitates the quantification of some particular characteristic
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