footrule

English

foot +‎ rule

footrule (plural footrules)

A ruler that measures in feet.
- 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
  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 […]

单词	footrule
释义	footrule English Etymology foot +‎ rule Noun footrule (plural footrules) A ruler that measures in feet. 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 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 […]
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