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Definition of Foot rule
1. Noun. A ruler one foot long.
Lexicographical Neighbors of Foot Rule
Literary usage of Foot rule
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Principles and Practice of Surveying by Charles Blaney Breed, George Leonard Hosmer (1908)
"9. OTHER INSTRUMENTS.— Wooden Rods are used in certain kinds of work for making
short measurements, usually less than 15 ft. The Two.foot rule divided into ..."
2. Commentaries on the Law of Municipal Corporations by John Forrest Dillon (1911)
"Special Assessments; Front foot rule; Validity under State Law. — As a general
rule it is only when a tax or special assessment is challenged as violating ..."
3. The Historical Writings of John Fiske by John Fiske (1902)
"The battle of Marathon, for ex- foot rule , ,. . . ample, was or less account
than a modern explosion in a coal mine, which often slays a greater number of ..."
4. Notes and Queries by Martim de Albuquerque (1861)
"What is known of the “ standard two-foot rule of London ? “ or perhaps it is
only “ the feet, ... At any rate a two-foot rule ..."
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