Zollstock

German

Etymology 1

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

Noun

Zollstock m (genitive Zollstockes, 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)

Descendants

• → Hungarian: colstok
• → Polish: colsztok (Silesia)

See also

• Maßband

Etymology 2

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

Proper noun

Zollstock n (proper noun, strong, genitive Zollstocks)

1. Zollstock, a district of Cologne.