hoppus foot

noun

A unit of measurement for the volume of timber in the round, with a value equal to 1.27 cubic feet, where the cross-sectional area is taken as the square of one quarter of the circumference of the round.

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Meanings

nounhoppus foot (plural hoppus feet)

plural hoppus feet

  1. A unit of measurement for the volume of timber in the round, with a value equal to 1.27 cubic feet, where the cross-sectional area is taken as the square of one quarter of the circumference of the round.

Origin

Named after Edward Hoppus, an 18th-century English surveyor.

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APA

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

MLA

“hoppus foot.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hoppus%20foot. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

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

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