Timber Technicalities. 



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@ A symbol meaning "at" or "from." 



Abacus. (1) A counting device ; an office instrument for making 

 calculations, much used in Russia and on the Continent. 

 It consists of several wires stretched in a frame, each 

 wire being strung with ten perforated balls. (2) In 

 architecture, a table constituting the upper member or 

 crowning of a column and its capital. 



Abbreviations and Contractions in writing. See Appendix I. 



Abele. The white poplar (Populus alba). The name is descrip- 

 tive of the whiteness of the bark. 



Aboard. As " aboard of a man-of-war," or a ship, meaning to 

 step on or enter within a ship, vessel or boat a term derived 

 from the deck or floor of a ship being originally of wood. 

 See "Board." 



Acacia (Robinia pseudacacia). The common acacia is known in 

 Europe as the false-acacia. Its wood is very tough and 

 durable, hard and heavy, but it does not grow to large size. 

 In America it is known as " locust wood." 



Acceptance. A draft or bill of exchange which a party has agreed 

 to pay when due, by signifying his willingness to do so in 

 writing across the draft. 



Acceptor. A person who accepts the obligation to pay a bill of 

 exchange by writing his name transversely across the face 

 of it. 



Accommodation Bill. A bill voluntarily accepted or endorsed 

 by one person, without value received, for the accommo- 

 dation of the drawer. 



Accommodation Party. A person who, without receiving value, 

 voluntarily signs a bill for another as drawer, acceptor or 

 endorser. 



Account Sales. A statement rendered by a broker or agent of 

 goods sold, showing also charges incurred, commission, special 

 discounts, the net proceeds of such sales, and due date of 

 same. 



Acorn. The oval nut or fruit of oak trees. In the species Q. 

 Pedunculata the acorns are on long stalks, but with Q. 

 Sessiliflora they are almost without stalks. Some species 



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