stere

noun

1. A measure of volume used e.g. for cut wood, equal to one cubic metre.

   obsolete

   It will be observed, that in this system it is only necessary to remember the metre, are, litre, and stere, all the others having certain relations to these, being equal to them taken 10, 100, 1000, &c. times, […]

Where it comes from

From French stère, from Ancient Greek στερεός (stereós, “solid”), because the unit was used for solid commodities such as firewood.

Adapted from the Wiktionary entry stere (CC BY-SA 4.0).

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