"mitre box" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: mitre boxes [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} mitre box (plural mitre boxes)
  1. A wood working appliance used to guide a handsaw or backsaw for making precise cuts, usually 45° and 90° mitre cuts. The mitre boxes are made of wood or plastic. Categories (topical): Carpentry Synonyms: miter box [US] Coordinate_terms: mitre saw Translations (wood working appliance used to guide a handsaw or backsaw for making precise cuts): што́слад (štóslad) (Belarusian), pokosnice (Czech), verstekbak [masculine] (Dutch), boîte à onglets [feminine] (French), Schneidlade [feminine] (German), Gehrungsschneidlade [feminine] (German), Gehrlade [feminine] (German), gjæringskasse (Norwegian), gjærkasse (Norwegian), gjærekasse (Norwegian), przyrżnia [feminine] (Polish), skrzynka uciosowa [feminine] (Polish), pudełko uciosowe [neuter] (Polish), caixa de esquadria [feminine] (Portuguese), стусло (stuslo) [neuter] (Russian), caja de ingletes [feminine] (Spanish), geringslåda (Swedish), навскісник (navskisnyk) [masculine] (Ukrainian)

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