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dumpy level

–noun Surveying.
an instrument consisting of a spirit level mounted under and parallel to a telescope, the latter being rigidly attached to its supports.

Origin:
1830–40
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dumpy level  
n.  A surveyor's instrument having a short telescope fixed rigidly to a horizontally rotating table.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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