Footrule
noun
noun ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 A ruler that measures in feet.
"To argue as if there were somewhere a concrete thing called justice — like a footrule — is an illusion. A footrule that was six inches long at one time and twelve at another, would create inextricable confusion, its length being altered and not its name […]"
Example
More examples"To argue as if there were somewhere a concrete thing called justice — like a footrule — is an illusion. A footrule that was six inches long at one time and twelve at another, would create inextricable confusion, its length being altered and not its name […]"
Etymology
From foot + rule.
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