"miter box" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: miter boxes [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} miter box (plural miter boxes)
  1. (US) Alternative spelling of mitre box Tags: US, alt-of, alternative Alternative form of: mitre box
    Sense id: en-miter_box-en-noun-BqKhiXG9 Categories (other): American English, English entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

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