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Dry Stock. Sawn wood dried to a condition that admits of it 

 being sold, shipped, etc., in a state for safe travelling or 

 passing into consumption. The drying may be by exposure 

 to the atmosphere termed " weather-drying," or by " stov- 

 ing " or " desiccating" ; the latter system is largely followed 

 by the merchants and shippers of the United States. 



Dublin Standard. An established measure for timber identical 

 with the old London standard, now fallen into disuse. It 

 consisted of 120 pieces, 12 ft. 3 in. x 9 in., or 270 cubic feet. 



Duchess Slates. Those measuring 24 in. x 12 in. 



Dunnage. (1) Wood of a grade below that recognized in market 

 quotations. Cull lumber. (2) Loose wood laid at the 

 bottom of the hold of a ship to rest the cargo upon or in 

 timber yards to pile deals on. 



Duodecimal. See " Decimal." 



Duramen. The heart wood of an exogenous tree. 



Dutch Balks. Square timber, generally of spruce, shipped to 

 Holland, 16 to 28 ft. in length and 10 in. to 15 in. square. 



Dutch Elm (Ulmus suberosa). -A variety of the elm with large 

 thick leaves and a fungous bark. Introduced into England 

 by William III and much used at the time for trimly clipped 

 hedges. Known also as the Cork-barked Elm. 



Dutch Wainscot. In England it implied imported wood. 

 The trade formerly was in the hands of the Dutch, who 

 obtained their supplies from the Upper Rhine and in the 

 Baltic, from Memel and Riga, See " Wainscot." 



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Eave and Eaves. That part of a roof which projects beyond the 

 face of a wall ; the lower border or part of a roof. It is the 

 base- word of " eavesdropper " an illicit listener, and 

 " eavedropping " an old legal right of an eave projecting 

 over a neighbour's land, and often the origin of a narrow 

 space, and even a passage between independent properties. 



Eaves Board and Boards. An arris-fillet nailed across the rafters 

 at the eaves of a roof, to raise the slates a little. Otherwise 

 " Tilting-fillet " or " Fillets." 



Eaves Gutter and Gutters. A gutter attached to the eaves ; 

 variant ly termed " eaves spout." It may be seated on a 



