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ˈmetestick, ˈmetstick
[f. mete v.1 or met n.1 + stick n.]
A stick or staff for measuring. a. Naut. (See quot. 1815.) b. Sc. ‘A wooden instrument or bit of wood used for taking the measure of the foot’ (Jam.).
1815Falconer's Dict. Marine (ed. Burney), Mete-stick, a staff of a certain length, fixed on a broad board at right angles, in order to..determine the necessary height of a hold, and to level the ballast. 1821Blackw. Mag. VIII. 432 The ‘met-stick’ pair'd away to suit the size. |