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hoppus foot

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.76 in modern English

Syllables
hop-pus -foot
IPA
20
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
3
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A unit of measurement for the volume of timber in the round, with a value equal to 1.27 cubic feet, where the cross-sectional area is taken as the square of one quarter of the circumference of the round.

Etymology

Named after Edward Hoppus, an 18th-century English surveyor.

Inflected Forms

hoppus feet (plural)

Questions

What does hoppus foot mean?
A unit of measurement for the volume of timber in the round, with a value equal to 1.27 cubic feet, where the cross-sectional area is taken as the square of one quarter of the circumference of the round.
Where does hoppus foot come from?
Named after Edward Hoppus, an 18th-century English surveyor.

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