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n. pl. board feet Abbr. bd. ft. or BF

A unit of cubic measure for lumber, equal to one foot square by one inch thick.

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board foot

(Units) a unit of board measure: the cubic content of a piece of wood one foot square and one inch thick

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board′ foot`

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.

[1895–1900, Amer.]

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The literature on horse logging averages production at 1,000 to 3,000 board-feet a day, depending on topography (horses can handle most landscapes except very steep slopes and rocky ground), skidding distances, type and condition of trees, and size of crew.

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On the Plumas National Forest, a historic leader among forests in California, the 1980s' 200 million-board-foot average dropped to around 50 million board-feet in 1994.