footrule
footrule noun: a ruler that measures in feet.
Noun
footrule (plural footrules)
- 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 […]1873, Henry Bleckly, A Colloquy on the Utilitarian Theory of Morals Presented in Mr. W. E. H. Lecky's History of European morals from Augustus to Charlemagne
Forms of footrule
| plural | footrules |
|---|---|
| alternative form | foot-rule |
Origin of footrule
From foot + rule.
Questions about footrule
- What does footrule mean?
- Footrule means a ruler that measures in feet.
- What part of speech is footrule?
- Footrule is a noun.
- What is the plural of footrule?
- The plural of footrule is footrules.
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