quarter girth measure
noun
A method of measuring the cubic content of a tree trunk or similar piece of timber by dividing the product of its length in feet and the square of its quarter girth in inches by 144; = Hoppus.
Origin
Early 20th century; earliest use found in Journal of the Royal Statistical Society.
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