Deal (unit)
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[edit]
Deal (UK) is equal to 7 ft × 6 ft × 2+1⁄2 in.[1]
Deal (US) is equal to 12 ft × 11 in × 1+1⁄2 in.[1]
Whole deal is equal to 12 ft × 11 in × 5⁄8 in.[1]
Split deal is equal to 12 ft × 8 ft × 16 in.[1]
Conversion[edit]
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[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ 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.
- ^ Charles Pope (1819). "CCXLIII". Practical abridgement of the laws of customs and excise (5th ed.).
- ^ 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.