Excerpt from Timber Technicalities: Being Definitions of Terms Used in the Home and Foreign Timber, Mahogany and Hardwood Industries, the Sawmill and Wood-Working Trades, as Well as Those Employed in Connection With Architecture and Building Construction Throughout the work the definitions have been carefully considered, but the meaning of any word in any circumstances must always be interpreted by reference to the context and to the particular trade or port, and to the nature of the goods or subject matter, and the physical circumstances, and in addition, to the terms and purpose of the contract between the individual parties. It cannot be too strongly emphasized that, generally speaking, the meaning of every word is variable and fluctuating, and the greatest care is required properly to interpret in any particular case the exact signification of the expression employed. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.