board foot. n. pl. board feet Abbr. bd. ft. or BF. A unit of cubic measure for lumber, equal to one foot square by one inch thick. board foot. n (Units) a unit of board measure: the cubic content of a piece of wood one foot square and one inch thick. boardâ² foot` n.
The field SIC Description is related to the field SIC Code, allowing you to store the US Govt classifications on businesses. In their entry on Standard Industrial Classification Wikipedia says: The Standard Industrial Classification (abbreviated SIC) is a United States government system for classifying industries by a four-digit code.
Etymology and historical usage. Though occasionally misidentified as an abbreviated word, sic is a Latin adverb used in English as an adverb, and, derivatively, as a noun and a verb. The adverb sic, meaning intentionally so written, first appeared in English circa 1856. It is derived from the Latin adverb sÄ«c, which means so, thus, in this manner.