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.
Definition of Jubilant. 1  joyful and proud especially because of triumph or success; rejoicing crowds filled the streets on VJ Day; a triumphal success; a triumphant shout. 2  full of high-spirited delight; a joyful heart.