A board foot is one foot long, one foot wide and one inch in thickness. Checking the Waste Mary Huston Gregory This is usually expressed in pounds per thousand board feet, a board foot being considered as one-twelfth of a cubic foot.
Sibilance is a manner of articulation of fricative and affricate consonants, made by directing a stream of air with the tongue towards the sharp edge of the teeth, which are held close together; a consonant that uses sibilance may be called a sibilant, or a strident.
prance. 1. to dance or move in a lively or spirited manner; caper. 2. to move or walk in a proud or insolent manner. 3. (esp. of a horse) to spring from the hind legs, or move by springing.