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board rule

noun

, Building Trades.
  1. a measuring device having scales for finding the cubic contents of a board without calculation.

board rule

noun

  1. a measuring device for estimating the number of board feet in a quantity of wood
“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 rule1

An Americanism dating back to 1840–50

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