screw box

noun

A device, resembling a die, made of a type of spindle, for cutting the thread on a wooden screw.

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Meanings

nounscrew box (plural screw boxes)

plural screw boxes

  1. historicalengineeringA device, resembling a die, made of a type of spindle, for cutting the thread on a wooden screw.
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