"What we doth, we doth by rule of Thumb, and not by Art."
Rule of Thumb tis not etymology so much as a linguistic & corporal punishment or discipline.....as it relates the phrase to domestic violence as-in the rule under English common law which permitted wife-beating provided that the implement used was a rod or stick no thicker than a man's thumb.
Sadly,... wife-beating has been officially outlawed in England and the United States for centuries, but enforcement of the law was inconsistent, and wife-beating doth continue. However, Officially,...the rule of thumb permitting wife-beating was never codified in law but remains in practice in practical matters of consequence..,.,.,
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"What we doth, we doth by rule of Thumb, and not by Art."
Rule of Thumb tis not etymology so much as a linguistic & corporal punishment or discipline.....as it relates the phrase to domestic violence as-in the rule under English common law which permitted wife-beating provided that the implement used was a rod or stick no thicker than a man's thumb.
Sadly,... wife-beating has been officially outlawed in England and the United States for centuries, but enforcement of the law was inconsistent, and wife-beating doth continue. However, Officially,...the rule of thumb permitting wife-beating was never codified in law but remains in practice in practical matters of consequence..,.,.,
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