marking gauge

noun

A tool used in woodworking and metalworking to scribe a line parallel to a reference edge or surface.

Similar
scratch gauge
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Meanings

nounmarking gauge (plural marking gauges)

plural marking gauges · alternative marking gage

  1. A tool used in woodworking and metalworking to scribe a line parallel to a reference edge or surface.

    Synonyms: scratch gauge

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA tool used in woodworking and metalworking to scribe a line parallel to a reference edge or surface.

Similar
scratch gauge
Also see
joiner's gauge

Origin

From marking + gauge.

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Translations

Catalan rosset
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Dutch kruishout
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Esperanto truskeno
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Estonian rööbits
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Finnish työntöpiirtopuikko
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French trusquin
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German Streichmaß
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Italian truschino, graffietto
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Polish znacznik stolarski
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Portuguese graminho
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Russian рейсмус
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Ukrainian рейсмус
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Cite this entry
APA

marking gauge. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/marking%20gauge

MLA

“marking gauge.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/marking%20gauge. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “marking gauge,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/marking%20gauge.

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