measuring cord

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• cord — [kôrd] n. [ME & OFr corde < L chorda < Gr chordē, catgut, chord, cord < IE base * gher , intestine > YARN] 1. a thick string or thin rope 2. any force acting as a tie or bond 3. [from use of a cord in measuring] a measure of wood cut… …   English World dictionary

• Cord (unit) — A cord of wood The cord is a unit of measure of dry volume used in Canada and the United States to measure firewood and pulpwood. A cord is the amount of wood that, when ranked and well stowed (arranged so pieces are aligned, parallel, touching… …   Wikipedia

• Cord (volume) — The cord is a unit of measure of dry volume used in Canada and the United States to measure firewood and pulpwood. One cord, also commonly called a full cord or bush cord, is defined as convert|128|cuft|m3|2, [cite web last = British Columbia… …   Wikipedia

• Measuring rod — Graeco Egyptian God Serapis with measuring rod Gudea of Lagash with measuring rod and …   Wikipedia

• cord — corder, n. cordlike, adj. /kawrd/, n. 1. a string or thin rope made of several strands braided, twisted, or woven together. 2. Elect. a small, flexible, insulated cable. 3. a ribbed fabric, esp. corduroy. 4. a cordlike rib on the surface of cloth …   Universalium

• Cord —    Frequently used in its proper sense, for fastening a tent (Ex. 35:18; 39:40), yoking animals to a cart (Isa. 5:18), binding prisoners (Judg. 15:13; Ps. 2:3; 129:4), and measuring ground (2 Sam. 8;2; Ps. 78:55). Figuratively, death is spoken of …   Easton's Bible Dictionary

• cord — (cd)    1. a traditional unit of volume used to measure stacked firewood. Like most traditional units of trade, the cord has varied somewhat according to local custom. In the United States, the cord is defined legally as the volume of a stack of… …   Dictionary of units of measurement

• Knotted cord — Knotted cords were a primitive surveyor s tool for measuring distances. It is literally a length of cord with knots at regular intervals. They were eventually replaced by surveyor s chains, which being made of metal were less prone to stretching… …   Wikipedia

• face cord — noun : a cubic measure for wood equivalent to a pile whose length is 8 feet, whose height is 4 feet, and whose width varying with the length of the pieces is usually from 12 to 36 inches * * * face cord, a unit for measuring cut firewood. A pile… …   Useful english dictionary

• measure —   Ana, ho oana, ho āna. See mesh.    ♦ Ancient measures were of made objects, as of net meshes (not of land): owā, mākahi, mākahi hoene, oene, kīko o poho, pī ā; muku, ha ilima (elbow to end of fingers), iwilei (collarbone to end of fingers),… …   English-Hawaiian dictionary

• HASSAGAT GEVUL — (Heb. הָסַּגַת גְּבוּל), a concept which originally had specific reference to the unlawful taking of another s land; later it was extended to embrace encroachment on various economic, commercial, and incorporeal rights of others. Encroachment on… …   Encyclopedia of Judaism