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hoppus foot

hoppus foot noun: a unit of measurement for the volume of timber in the round, with a value equal to 1.27 cubic feet, where the cross-sectional area is taken as the square of one quarter of the circumference of the round.

Noun

hoppus foot (plural hoppus feet)

  1. A unit of measurement for the volume of timber in the round, with a value equal to 1.27 cubic feet, where the cross-sectional area is taken as the square of one quarter of the circumference of the round.

Forms of hoppus foot

pluralhoppus feet

Origin of hoppus foot

Named after Edward Hoppus, an 18th-century English surveyor.

Questions about hoppus foot

What does hoppus foot mean?
Hoppus foot means a unit of measurement for the volume of timber in the round, with a value equal to 1.27 cubic feet, where the cross-sectional area is taken as the square of one quarter of the circumference of the round.
What part of speech is hoppus foot?
Hoppus foot is a noun.
What is the plural of hoppus foot?
The plural of hoppus foot is hoppus feet.

Words near hoppus foot in the dictionary

  1. hoppos
  2. hopposite
  3. Hopps
  4. hoppus
  5. hoppus feet
  6. hoppus foot
  7. hoppus ton
  8. hoppus tons
  9. Hoppuses
  10. hoppy
  11. hoppy glop

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