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"Rule of thumb"..............
An approximation; a suggested method or guidelines. A general principle developed through experiential rather than scientific means.
Origin 1782:The 'rule of thumb' has been said to derive from the belief that English law allowed a man to beat his wife with a stick so long as it is was no thicker than his thumb.
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