footrule

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footrule

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From foot + rule.

noun footrules · foot-rule

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 […]

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"footrule." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/footrule. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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footrule. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/footrule

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"footrule." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/footrule.

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@misc{footrule_2026,
  title = {footrule},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/footrule},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}