rule staff

rule staff n Well now you'd take that off, youd take off your rule staff an' you'd lay it on your piece of. . .of plank - 'twould be about, oh threequarters thick, the. . .the plank, an' you'd spile off from each side with your compasses. Yes J. D. A. WIDDOWSON Not used...

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Summary:rule staff n Well now you'd take that off, youd take off your rule staff an' you'd lay it on your piece of. . .of plank - 'twould be about, oh threequarters thick, the. . .the plank, an' you'd spile off from each side with your compasses. Yes J. D. A. WIDDOWSON Not used Not used Withdrawn