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measure for measure
Things that can be used to measure other things.
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It Has a Name??
Yes. Yes it does.
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ransturgeon A foot-measuring device used in shoe stores. Made of metal. We all used them as children when shopping for shoes. Jun 25, 2009
seanahan It definitely sounds like something a Bond villain would be constructing. Sep 18, 2007
uselessness I would read a book called that. Sounds like a mind control machine, or a an undisableable Cold War-era timebomb. Sep 14, 2007
john The clipboard-meets-ruler gizmo you see at every shoe store for measuring feet. I've always thought this sounded a lot more ominous than it is. If I ever write a thriller, I'll probably call it "The Brannock Device." Sep 14, 2007