miter box

noun 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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Origin:
1670–80

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miter box
noun
hand tool for guiding handsaws in making crosscuts or miter joints

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