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n.a measure of wood cut for fuel, as arranged in a pile 8 feet wide, 4 feet high, and with pieces 12 to 18 inches in length
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Universalium. 2010.
face cord
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face cord — ☆ face cord n. a measure of wood cut for fuel, as arranged in a pile 8 feet wide, 4 feet high, and with pieces 12 to 18 inches in length … English World dictionary
face cord — noun : a cubic measure for wood equivalent to a pile whose length is 8 feet, whose height is 4 feet, and whose width varying with the length of the pieces is usually from 12 to 36 inches * * * face cord, a unit for measuring cut firewood. A pile… … Useful english dictionary
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face-cord — unit of wood measurement equal to a stack four by eight feet in volume Units of Measurement … Phrontistery dictionary
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Cord (unit) — A cord of wood The cord is a unit of measure of dry volume used in Canada and the United States to measure firewood and pulpwood. A cord is the amount of wood that, when ranked and well stowed (arranged so pieces are aligned, parallel, touching… … Wikipedia
Cord (volume) — The cord is a unit of measure of dry volume used in Canada and the United States to measure firewood and pulpwood. One cord, also commonly called a full cord or bush cord, is defined as convert|128|cuft|m3|2, [cite web last = British Columbia… … Wikipedia
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John Mc Cord — Fiche d’identité Nationalité … Wikipédia en Français
