female gauge
(US female gage) now rare
noun
1A notch or slot designed to receive a projection or peg and so control the position of a mechanism.
2A gauge designed to fit around the exterior of an object whose size is to be tested or measured.
Origin
Late 17th century; earliest use found in Joseph Moxon (1627–1691), printer and globe maker.
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