scantling

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Scope note
Stock comprising pieces of material that are small or otherwise of non-standard dimensions. As applied to timber, usually denotes the sectional dimensions (thickness and breadth) in contradistinction to the length, of a square-edged piece of nonstandard dimensions. For a block of stone, a piece measured in all three dimensions.
scantling
Accepted term: 20-Jan-2025