Zollstock

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German

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [ˈt͡sɔlˌʃtɔk]
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  • Hyphenation: Zoll‧stock

Etymology 1

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18th century, from Zoll (inch) +‎ Stock (stick). Compare equivalent Dutch duimstok.

Noun

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Zollstock m (strong, genitive Zollstockes or Zollstocks, plural Zollstöcke)

  1. rule; folding rule; yardstick; meter stick (strip of wood or other hard material, typically foldable, for measuring length, regardless of the measure system used)
Declension
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Descendants
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  • Hungarian: colstok
  • Polish: colsztok (Silesia)
See also
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Etymology 2

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From a word for a tollhouse, from Zoll (toll, customs).

Proper noun

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Zollstock n (proper noun, strong, genitive Zollstocks)

  1. Zollstock, a district of Cologne.