try square

try square

try square

n. A carpenter's tool consisting of a ruled metal straightedge set at right angles to a straight piece, used for measuring and marking square work.

try square

n (Tools) a device for testing or laying out right angles, usually consisting of a metal blade fixed at right angles to a wooden handle

try′ square`

n. a device for testing squareness or for laying out right angles, consisting of a pair of straightedges fixed at right angles to one another. [1875–80]

Thesaurus

Noun

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try square - a square having a metal ruler set at right angles to another straight pieceset square - a try square with an adjustable sliding headsquare - a hand tool consisting of two straight arms at right angles; used to construct or test right angles; "the carpenter who built this room must have lost his square"