Deal was an archaic UK and US unit of volume used to measure wood.
In the late 18th and early 19th centuries, a deal originally referred to a wooden board between 12 and 14 feet long that was traded as a maritime commodity.
Definition
Deal (UK) is equal to 7 ft × 6 ft × 5/2 in.
Deal (US) is equal to 12 ft × 11 in × 3/2 in.
Whole deal is equal to 12 ft × 11 in × 5/8 in.
Split deal is equal to 12 ft × 8 ft × 16 in.
Conversion
1 Deal (UK) ≡ 8.75
cubic foot
Cubic may refer to:
Science and mathematics
* Cube (algebra), "cubic" measurement
* Cube, a three-dimensional solid object bounded by six square faces, facets or sides, with three meeting at each vertex
** Cubic crystal system, a crystal system ...
≡ 105
board foot
The board foot or board-foot is a unit of measurement for the volume of lumber in the United States and Canada. It equals the volume of a length of a board, one foot wide and thick.
Board foot can be abbreviated as FBM (for "foot, board measure" ...
≡ 0.24777240768 m
3
1 Deal (US) ≡ 1.375
cubic foot
Cubic may refer to:
Science and mathematics
* Cube (algebra), "cubic" measurement
* Cube, a three-dimensional solid object bounded by six square faces, facets or sides, with three meeting at each vertex
** Cubic crystal system, a crystal system ...
≡ 16.5
board foot
The board foot or board-foot is a unit of measurement for the volume of lumber in the United States and Canada. It equals the volume of a length of a board, one foot wide and thick.
Board foot can be abbreviated as FBM (for "foot, board measure" ...
≡ 0.0389356640640 m
3
1 Whole deal ≡ 55/96
cubic foot
Cubic may refer to:
Science and mathematics
* Cube (algebra), "cubic" measurement
* Cube, a three-dimensional solid object bounded by six square faces, facets or sides, with three meeting at each vertex
** Cubic crystal system, a crystal system ...
≡ 55/8 (≡ 6.875)
board foot
The board foot or board-foot is a unit of measurement for the volume of lumber in the United States and Canada. It equals the volume of a length of a board, one foot wide and thick.
Board foot can be abbreviated as FBM (for "foot, board measure" ...
≡ 0.01622319336 m
3
1 Split deal ≡ 128
cubic foot
Cubic may refer to:
Science and mathematics
* Cube (algebra), "cubic" measurement
* Cube, a three-dimensional solid object bounded by six square faces, facets or sides, with three meeting at each vertex
** Cubic crystal system, a crystal system ...
≡ 1536
board foot
The board foot or board-foot is a unit of measurement for the volume of lumber in the United States and Canada. It equals the volume of a length of a board, one foot wide and thick.
Board foot can be abbreviated as FBM (for "foot, board measure" ...
≡ 3.624556363776 m
3
See also
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List of obsolete units of measurement
This is a list of obsolete units of measurement, organized by type. These units of measurement are typically no longer used, though some may be in limited use in various regions. For units of measurement that are unusual but not necessarily obsolet ...
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Units of volume
Customary units of measurement