Footstick
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Footstick is a noun meaning A measuring rod that is one foot long.
Meaning
A measuring rod that is one foot long.
More Meanings
- A piece of wood serving as a simple bridge over water.
- (printing, historical) A sloped or beveled piece of wood or metal placed against the foot of a page that is being typeset, and locked in place by quoins.
Example Sentences
The wee man crossed the footstick to where Johnny was and took him back over to his side.
Every time, the bricklayers have to use their footstick to check whether the right height has been reached.
Neither the sidestick nor the footstick should project beyond the other, as it will prevent the quoins from passing, and in unlocking will give a great deal of trouble.
In using common footsticks and sidesticks, however, the broad part of the sidestick would be at the top left-hand corner of the left side section of the forme, and the broad part of the footstick at the lower right-hand corner.
Word Forms
- footsticks
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include yardstick, footrule, measure, triplometer, metewand, stadimeter.
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