Also 9 upher. [Variant spelling of JUFFER. See also EUPHROE.] (See quot. 1842.)
1754. T. Gardner, Hist. Dunwich, 257. The Master found an Expedient to make a Stage with Ufers (he had on board), and Planks, to bear the Carriages.
1795. Act 35 Geo. III., c. 20 Sch. A. Ufers, imported from any Part of Europe, five Inches square and under eight Inches square, or if twenty-four Feet in Length or upwards.
1812. J. Smyth, Pract. of Customs (1821), 426. Ufers, being 5 inches square or upwards, are subject and liable to the Duties payable on Fir Timber.
1833. Rep. Sel. Comm. on Munic. Corporations, 320. Water-bailiffs dues, payable to Corporation of Hull…. Ufers, double …—, single.
1842. Gwilt, Archit., 1049. Uphers, fir poles, from four to seven inches in diameter, and from twenty to forty feet in length.
