carpenter's measuren. tonnage as measured by the cubic foot.
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carpenter's measure1756
1756 in J. A. Picton City of Liverpool: Select. Munic. Rec. (1886) II. 147 A bounty of ten shillings a ton..of Carpenter's measure.