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Measuring rod   /mˈɛʒərɪŋ rɑd/   Listen
Measuring rod

noun
1.
Measuring instrument having a sequence of marks at regular intervals; used as a reference in making measurements.  Synonyms: measure, measuring stick.





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... Commission and the Chief Justice will soon have ended their labours. Much of your land will be restored to you, to do what you can with. Now is the time the messenger is come into your villages to summon you; the man is come with the measuring rod; the fire is lighted in which you shall be tried, whether you are gold or dross. Now is the time for the true champions of Samoa to stand forth. And who is the true champion of Samoa? It is not the man who blackens his face, and ...
— The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson - Swanston Edition Vol. 25 (of 25) • Robert Louis Stevenson


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