hoppus foot

English

Etymology

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

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.
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