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Waywiser logo #21000 Former and current FC Vaslui managers. ...
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waywiser logo #22641instrument for measuring distance travelled
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Waywiser logo #21002• (n.) An instrument for measuring the distance which one has traveled on the road; an odometer, pedometer, or perambulator.
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waywiser logo #21358A wheeled device for measuring distances over the ground. Prior to 1840, used by the Post Office to measure postal routes, when the charge for sending letters was based on distance. The device was pushed along and the distance was recorded on a brass dial beneath the handle.
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waywiser logo #10444Large, wheeled device for measuring distances on the ground. Waywisers were used by the Post Office to measure postal routes prior to 1840, as the charge for sending letters was based on distance. As the device was pushed along, the distance was recorded on a brass dial situated beneath the handle.
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Waywiser logo #20972Way'wis`er noun [ Confer German wegweiser a waymark, a guide; weg way + weisen to show, direct.] An instrument for measuring the distance which one has traveled on the road; an odometer, pedometer, or perambulator. « The waywiser to a coach, exactly measuring the miles...
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