tapeline
Example Sentences
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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
What consolation radiated from her thimble, what encouragement even in the sight of her tapeline!
From Walter Pieterse A Story of Holland by Multatuli
At last he stopped, and took a tapeline from his pocket.
From The Face and the Mask by Robert Barr
The doctor noted the positions of the three empty sockets and, drawing a tapeline from his pocket, proceeded to measure the distances from each of the three—they were widely separated round the circle—from each other.
From The Blind Spot by Austin Hall
