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MITER BOX

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does miter box mean? 

MITER BOX (noun)
  The noun MITER BOX has 1 sense:

1. hand tool for guiding handsaws in making crosscuts or miter jointsplay

  Familiarity information: MITER BOX used as a noun is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


MITER BOX (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

Hand tool for guiding handsaws in making crosscuts or miter joints

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Synonyms:

miter box; mitre box

Hypernyms ("miter box" is a kind of...):

hand tool (a tool used with workers' hands)


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