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Deal (unit)

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Deal is an obsolete unit of measurement formerly used in the UK and US to measure wood.[1] 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.[2][3]

Definition

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Deal (UK) is equal to 7 ft × 6 ft × 2+12 in.[1]

Deal (US) is equal to 12 ft × 11 in × 1+12 in.[1]

Whole deal is equal to 12 ft × 11 in × 58 in.[1]

Split deal is equal to 12 ft × 8 ft × 16 in.[1]

Conversion

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1 Deal (UK) ≡ 8.75 cubic feet ≡ 105 board feet ≡ 0.24777240768 m3

1 Deal (US) ≡ 1.375 cubic feet ≡ 16.5 board feet ≡ 0.0389356640640 m3

1 Whole deal ≡ 0.573 (or 55/96) cubic foot ≡ 6.875 (or 55/8) board feet ≡ 0.01622319336 m3

1 Split deal ≡ 128 cubic feet ≡ 1536 board feet ≡ 3.624556363776 m3

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b c d e Cardarelli, F. (2003). Encyclopaedia of Scientific Units, Weights and Measures. Their SI Equivalences and Origins. London: Springer. pp. 52. ISBN 978-1-4471-1122-1.
  2. ^ Charles Pope (1819). "CCXLIII". Practical abridgement of the laws of customs and excise (5th ed.).
  3. ^ John Ramsey McCulloch (1840). "Docks on the Thames (London)". A Dictionary Practical, Theoretical and Historical of Commerce and Commercial Navigation. Vol. 1. Thomas Wardle. p. 590.