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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 joints
Familiarity information: MITER BOX used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
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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