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CARPENTER'S RULE
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Dictionary entry overview: What does carpenter's rule mean?
• CARPENTER'S RULE (noun)
The noun CARPENTER'S RULE has 1 sense:
1. a rule used by a carpenter
Familiarity information: CARPENTER'S RULE used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A rule used by a carpenter
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("carpenter's rule" is a kind of...):
rule; ruler (measuring stick consisting of a strip of wood or metal or plastic with a straight edge that is used for drawing straight lines and measuring lengths)
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