A marked strip of wood, the height of a storey, used during the building of a house to check that bricks, stairs, and other features have been positioned correctly.
Origin
Early 19th century; earliest use found in Peter Nicholson (1765–1844), architectural writer and mathematician.
Definition of storey rod in US English:
storey rod
noun
Building
A marked strip of wood, the height of a storey, used during the building of a house to check that bricks, stairs, and other features have been positioned correctly.
Origin
Early 19th century; earliest use found in Peter Nicholson (1765–1844), architectural writer and mathematician.