Hows that for ya . You must work in an office . .
I'm not picking on Dozer Man . But a cord is a pile of wood that has an area great enough to give a total volume of 128 cubic feet . So heres a question
Would a log 8' dia.x8' long egual 1 cord . Assuming it is all wood not just a shell.
Ya found one! Unfortunately, he is wrong in that NO legal definition says anything at all about "split". All have a variation of the "tightly ranked" or "tightly piled', or vaiations of it.
Further there is not one legal definition out there that says anything at all about how long it needs to be cut.
Yes, 'cordwood' used to be commonly cut and sold in 4' lenghts. That made it convenient to feed the old wood fired steam engines. At the same time it was also sold a 'cords' cut to shorter length.
Comes back to the cord being an industry standard that anyone who cares to look it up will know exactly what it is, namely 128cu ft of firewood.
The sooner all those fake, face, bush, load, pile, stack, shirtpocket, beaver mouthfuls, etc measurements die, the better off the industry will be.
Harry K