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sliding rule
noun
- (formerly) a slide rule.
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Word History and Origins
Origin of sliding rule1
First recorded in 1655–65
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Example Sentences
Thence back again, entertaining myself upon my sliding rule with great content, and called at Woolwich, where Mr. Chr.
From Project Gutenberg
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