tapeline
Example Sentences
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Either the two lads had measured or counted wrong in their advance with the tapeline or, as Phil concluded, the distance was only approximate.
From The Auto Boys' Vacation by James A. (James Andrew) Braden
If at 60 inches, measured with a tapeline from your eye to the book, then your eye number is 60, which is remarkably good.
From Woodland Tales by Ernest Thompson Seton
I'll borrow dad's big tapeline to measure off the other bases, and the grand stand can go here.
From A Son of the City A Story of Boy Life by Herman Gastrell Seely
"Let's get father's tapeline and measure it," said Frank.
From Uncle Robert's Geography (Uncle Robert's Visit, V.3) by Francis W. (Francis Wayland) Parker
At last he stopped, and took a tapeline from his pocket.
From The Face and the Mask by Robert Barr
