cord

An imperial unit of stacked volume for small-diameter wood (like firewood); 1 cord = 128 stacked cubic feet (3.74m3), or a stack of dimensions 8′ x 4′ x 4′ (1 ft = 0.3048m).

This definition is abridged from A – Z of tree terms: A companion to British arboriculture.
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