ufern.
/ˈjuːfə/ (See quot. 1842.)
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society > occupation and work > materials > raw material > wood > wood in specific form > [noun] > timber in pieces > piece of specific size
quarter1423
batten1658
wair1664
juffer1679
quarter piece1736
ufer1754
two-by-four1868
four-by-two1873
1754 T. Gardner Hist. Acct. Dunwich 257 The Master found an Expedient to make a Stage with Ufers (he had on board), and Planks, to bear the Carriages.
1795 Act 35 Geo. III c. 20 Sch. A Ufers, imported from any Part of Europe, five Inches square and under eight Inches square, or if twenty-four Feet in Length or upwards.
1812 J. Smyth Pract. of Customs ii. 248 Ufers—subject to the same duties, and of the same dimensions as Balks. This article is generally made use of for scaffolding-poles.
1833 Rep. Select Comm. Munic. Corporations 320 Water~bailiffs dues, payable to Corporation of Hull... Ufers, double..—, single.
1842 J. Gwilt Encycl. Archit. Gloss. 1049 Uphers, fir poles, from four to seven inches in diameter, and from twenty to forty feet in length.
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