Deal is an obsolete unit of measurement formerly used in the UK and US to measure wood. [1] In the late 18th and early 19th centuries, a deal originally referred to a wooden board between 12 and 14 feet long that was traded as a maritime commodity. [2] [3]
Definition
Deal (UK) is equal to 7 ft × 6 ft × 2+1⁄2 in. [1]
Deal (US) is equal to 12 ft × 11 in × 1+1⁄2 in. [1]
Whole deal is equal to 12 ft × 11 in × 5⁄8 in. [1]
Split deal is equal to 12 ft × 8 ft × 16 in. [1]
Conversion
1 Deal (UK) ≡ 8.75 cubic feet ≡ 105 board feet ≡ 0.24777240768 m3
1 Deal (US) ≡ 1.375 cubic feet ≡ 16.5 board feet ≡ 0.0389356640640 m3
1 Whole deal ≡ 0.573 (or 55/96) cubic foot ≡ 6.875 (or 55/8) board feet ≡ 0.01622319336 m3
1 Split deal ≡ 128 cubic feet ≡ 1536 board feet ≡ 3.624556363776 m3
See also
References
- ^ a b c d e Cardarelli, F. (2003). Encyclopaedia of Scientific Units, Weights and Measures. Their SI Equivalences and Origins. London: Springer. pp. 52. ISBN 978-1-4471-1122-1.
- ^ Charles Pope (1819). "CCXLIII". Practical abridgement of the laws of customs and excise (5th ed.).
- ^ John Ramsey McCulloch (1840). "Docks on the Thames (London)". A Dictionary Practical, Theoretical and Historical of Commerce and Commercial Navigation. Vol. 1. Thomas Wardle. p. 590.
Deal is an obsolete unit of measurement formerly used in the UK and US to measure wood. [1] In the late 18th and early 19th centuries, a deal originally referred to a wooden board between 12 and 14 feet long that was traded as a maritime commodity. [2] [3]
Definition
Deal (UK) is equal to 7 ft × 6 ft × 2+1⁄2 in. [1]
Deal (US) is equal to 12 ft × 11 in × 1+1⁄2 in. [1]
Whole deal is equal to 12 ft × 11 in × 5⁄8 in. [1]
Split deal is equal to 12 ft × 8 ft × 16 in. [1]
Conversion
1 Deal (UK) ≡ 8.75 cubic feet ≡ 105 board feet ≡ 0.24777240768 m3
1 Deal (US) ≡ 1.375 cubic feet ≡ 16.5 board feet ≡ 0.0389356640640 m3
1 Whole deal ≡ 0.573 (or 55/96) cubic foot ≡ 6.875 (or 55/8) board feet ≡ 0.01622319336 m3
1 Split deal ≡ 128 cubic feet ≡ 1536 board feet ≡ 3.624556363776 m3
See also
References
- ^ a b c d e Cardarelli, F. (2003). Encyclopaedia of Scientific Units, Weights and Measures. Their SI Equivalences and Origins. London: Springer. pp. 52. ISBN 978-1-4471-1122-1.
- ^ Charles Pope (1819). "CCXLIII". Practical abridgement of the laws of customs and excise (5th ed.).
- ^ John Ramsey McCulloch (1840). "Docks on the Thames (London)". A Dictionary Practical, Theoretical and Historical of Commerce and Commercial Navigation. Vol. 1. Thomas Wardle. p. 590.