A cubic fathom or intaken piled fathom (IPF) was a measure of volume used for the shipment of
pit prop
A pit prop or mine prop (British and American usage, respectively) is a length of lumber used to prop up the roofs of tunnels in coal mines.
Canada traditionally supplied pit props to the British market. As coal mining declined in importance an ...
s. A
fathom was six
feet
The foot ( : feet) is an anatomical structure found in many vertebrates. It is the terminal portion of a limb which bears weight and allows locomotion. In many animals with feet, the foot is a separate organ at the terminal part of the leg made ...
and so this was equivalent to 216
cubic feet
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 w ...
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See also
* 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" ...
* Standard (timber unit)
A standard or standard hundred was a measure of timber used in trade.
The ''standard'' varied in number, size and composition from country to country so the term is usually proceeded by the region or port of origin. The countries of the Balt ...
References
Customary units of measurement
Units of volume
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