mitre box

noun

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.

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miter box
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Meanings

nounmitre box (plural mitre boxes)

plural mitre boxes · alternative miter box

  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.

Synonyms & antonyms

nounhand tool for guiding handsaws in making crosscuts or miter joints

Similar
miter box
Broader
hand tool

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Translations

Czech pokosnice
  • pokosnicewood working appliance used to guide a handsaw or backsaw for making precise cuts
Dutch verstekbak
  • verstekbakwood working appliance used to guide a handsaw or backsaw for making precise cuts
French boîte à onglets
  • boîte à ongletswood working appliance used to guide a handsaw or backsaw for making precise cuts
German Schneidlade, Gehrungsschneidlade
  • Schneidladewood working appliance used to guide a handsaw or backsaw for making precise cuts
  • Gehrungsschneidladewood working appliance used to guide a handsaw or backsaw for making precise cuts
  • Gehrladewood working appliance used to guide a handsaw or backsaw for making precise cuts
Norwegian gjæringskasse, gjærkasse
  • gjæringskassewood working appliance used to guide a handsaw or backsaw for making precise cuts
  • gjærkassewood working appliance used to guide a handsaw or backsaw for making precise cuts
  • gjærekassewood working appliance used to guide a handsaw or backsaw for making precise cuts
Polish przyrżnia, skrzynka uciosowa
  • przyrżniawood working appliance used to guide a handsaw or backsaw for making precise cuts
  • skrzynka uciosowawood working appliance used to guide a handsaw or backsaw for making precise cuts
  • pudełko uciosowewood working appliance used to guide a handsaw or backsaw for making precise cuts
Portuguese caixa de esquadria
  • caixa de esquadriawood working appliance used to guide a handsaw or backsaw for making precise cuts
Russian стусло
  • стусло (stuslo)wood working appliance used to guide a handsaw or backsaw for making precise cuts
Spanish caja de ingletes
  • caja de ingleteswood working appliance used to guide a handsaw or backsaw for making precise cuts
Swedish geringslåda
  • geringslådawood working appliance used to guide a handsaw or backsaw for making precise cuts
Ukrainian навскісник
  • навскісник (navskisnyk)wood working appliance used to guide a handsaw or backsaw for making precise cuts
Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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