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Definition of Miter box
1. Noun. Hand tool for guiding handsaws in making crosscuts or miter joints.
Lexicographical Neighbors of Miter Box
Literary usage of Miter box
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Century Dictionary: An Encyclopedic Lexicon of the English Language by William Dwight Whitney (1890)
"A miter-box in which a piece is laid while the saw reciprocates between guides
... A simple form of miter-box or templet, consisting merely of a bed aa, ..."
2. Exercises in Wood-working, with a Short Treatise on Wood: Written for Manual by Ivin Sickels (1889)
"Use of the Miter-Box. Material.—A piece of molding, 18" long and 2" wide. Work.—To
saw the molding in the miter-box and test the result by uniting the ..."
3. Exercises in Wood-working: With a Short Treatise on Wood; Written for Manual by Ivin Sickels (1889)
"Use of the Miter-Box. Material.—A piece of molding, 18" long and 2" wide. Work.—To
saw the molding in the miter-box and test the result by uniting the ..."
4. Woodwork for Secondary Schools: A Text-book for High Schools and Colleges by Ira Samuel Griffith (1916)
"Miter-Box. In Fig. 214 is illustrated a miter-box of improved type. The saw may
be set at any angle desired. Its use is obvious. -PLANE FIG. 213. ..."
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