mitre box

English

A mitre box

Alternative forms

• (US) miter box

Noun

mitre box (plural mitre boxes)

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.

Coordinate terms

• mitre saw

Translations

wood working appliance used to guide a handsaw or backsaw for making precise cuts

• Belarusian: што́слад (štóslad)
• Czech: pokosnice
• Dutch: verstekbak (nl) m
• French: boîte à onglets (fr) f
• German: Schneidlade f, Gehrungsschneidlade f, Gehrlade (de) f
• Norwegian: gjæringskasse, gjærkasse, gjærekasse
• Polish: przyrżnia f, skrzynka uciosowa f, pudełko uciosowe n
• Portuguese: caixa de esquadria f
• Russian: стусло (ru) n (stuslo)
• Spanish: caja de ingletes f
• Swedish: geringslåda (sv)
• Ukrainian: навскісник m (navskisnyk)