board rule

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [bawrd, bohrd rool]
- /bɔrd, boʊrd rul/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [bawrd, bohrd rool]
- /bɔrd, boʊrd rul/

Definitions of board rule words

noun board rule a measuring device for estimating the number of board feet in a quantity of wood 3
noun board rule a measuring device with a graduated scale for finding out quickly how many board feet there are in a quantity of lumber 3
noun board rule a measuring device having scales for finding the cubic contents of a board without calculation. 1
noun board rule A scale marked with numbers for finding without calculation the number of square feet in a board. 0

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Origin of board rule

First appearance:

before 1840

One of the 33% newest English words

An Americanism dating back to 1840-50

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Parts of speech for Board rule

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

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board rule popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 34% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data about 62% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

board rule usage trend in Literature

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