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batter rule

batter rule noun: an instrument consisting of a (normally wooden) rule or frame, and a plumb line, by which the batter (slope) of a wall is regulated.

Noun

batter rule (plural batter rules)

  1. (historical) An instrument consisting of a (normally wooden) rule or frame, and a plumb line, by which the batter (slope) of a wall is regulated.

Forms of batter rule

pluralbatter rules

Questions about batter rule

What does batter rule mean?
Batter rule means an instrument consisting of a (normally wooden) rule or frame, and a plumb line, by which the batter (slope) of a wall is regulated.
What part of speech is batter rule?
Batter rule is a noun.
What is the plural of batter rule?
The plural of batter rule is batter rules.

Words near batter rule in the dictionary

  1. batter
  2. batter bread
  3. batter breads
  4. batter pudding
  5. batter puddings
  6. batter rule
  7. batter rules
  8. batter up
  9. batter's box
  10. batter's boxes
  11. batterable

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