board foot

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.

bd ft, FBM, foot board measure, superfoot

(pertaining to board as a piece of lumber, a plank) volume For sawn lumber, 1 ft × 1 ft × 1 in or equivalent = ¹/₁₂ft³(2 359.7~ cm³, 144 in³). Usually applied to undressed size for dressed material. Identical with the shipping cubic inch. See also FBM.

A unit of cubic content used in measuring lumber; equal in volume to an area of 1 square foot having a thickness of 1 inch.

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The noun has one meaning:

Meaning #1: the volume of a piece of wood 1 foot square and 1 inch thick

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