batter rule

noun

An instrument consisting of a (normally wooden) rule or frame, and a plumb line, by which the batter (slope) of a wall is regulated.

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Meanings

nounbatter rule (plural batter rules)

plural batter rules

  1. historicalbusinessAn instrument consisting of a (normally wooden) rule or frame, and a plumb line, by which the batter (slope) of a wall is regulated.
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