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FOOT RULE
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Dictionary entry overview: What does foot rule mean?
• FOOT RULE (noun)
The noun FOOT RULE has 1 sense:
1. a ruler one foot long
Familiarity information: FOOT RULE used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A ruler one foot long
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("foot 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)
Context examples
Vell, the Eytalian ’e got a touch of the gurgles, an’ ’e shut ’imself right up like a two-foot rule.
(Rodney Stone, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)
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