Biltmore stick

noun

A tool resembling a yardstick, used to estimate tree trunk diameter at breast height, and often also including a hypsometer.

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Meanings

nounBiltmore stick (plural Biltmore sticks)

plural Biltmore sticks

  1. businessA tool resembling a yardstick, used to estimate tree trunk diameter at breast height, and often also including a hypsometer.

Origin

Developed at the Biltmore Estate in North Carolina.

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Biltmore stick. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Biltmore%20stick

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WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Biltmore stick,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Biltmore%20stick.

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