???You're gonna love this..
The cord is how wood is bought and sold here.
Generally it is 4x8 ft and 4 ft high. It has to be stacked so there is minimum amount of air space.
We are talking fire wood, saw logs or pulp wood. There is a lot of "horse trading" involved in wood sales. When selling I think I am too good at stacking and need more air holes, When buying I know he could have stacked better..
The best part is most people just look at a pile of unstacked wood and say that's X number of cords.
And what if there is a dispute? They bring a 3rd guy that say by looking, who is right ? And from where this word came from?
You injur your spinal CORD trying lifting this amount of wood?
I was saying metres are equal to yards to try and make understanding it easier. Sorry.
Not your fault you live in cold country. Besides, I was only trying to get a rise out of you or Benny, since we've had this same discussion many times before. I can only hope that someday you'll see the error of your ways 
We only have cute snakes like that.