hoppus ton

noun

A unit of measurement for the volume of timber in the round, with a value equal to 50 hoppus feet or 1.8027 cubic metres.

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Meanings

nounhoppus ton (plural hoppus tons)

plural hoppus tons

  1. A unit of measurement for the volume of timber in the round, with a value equal to 50 hoppus feet or 1.8027 cubic metres.

Origin

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

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

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

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