MITER BOX Definition & Meaning

miter box

Carpentry.

any of various fixed or adjustable guides for a saw in making miters or cross cuts, especially a troughlike box open at the ends and guiding the saw by slots in the opposite sides.

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First recorded in 1670–80

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Using your miter saw or miter box, cut your molding pieces with 45-degree angled edges, which allows them to fit together into the final box shape.

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A miter box and a GPS device were stolen from a vehicle.

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Hold the wood in the miter box, lining up your mark with the 45-degree slot, and cut.

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The miter box should be fastened firmly to a low table or box.

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To make sure that the ends were all cut to the same angle, we made a carpenter’s “miter box.”

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