' 'Rule of thumb' â the meaning and origin of this phrase'. Lawtalk: the unknown stories behind familiar legal expressions. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m Clapp, James E.^ a b The Wordsworth Dictionary of Phrase and Fable.One history states, 'A witty countess is said to have sent the next day to require the measurements of his thumb, that she might know the extent of her husband's right'.
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