board foot


noun Building 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

An Americanism dating back to 1895–1900

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