size stick

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size stick - a mechanical measuring stick used by shoe fitters to measure the length and width of your foot

measuring rod, measuring stick, measure - measuring instrument having a sequence of marks at regular intervals; used as a reference in making measurements

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Think of a stick you could use to make the 24-stick, and tell me what fractional part of the 24-stick it would be; and I will try to tell you what size stick it is and how many times I should use it.

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"The second fortunate factor was that the floor was littered with decent size sticks and hand sized rocks.