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try square
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try squarenoun
a square having a metal ruler set at right angles to another straight piece
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try squarenoun
A tool used to measure if a piece of wood is at right angle.
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try square
A try square is a woodworking or a metalworking tool used for marking and measuring a piece of work. It consists of two parts - a broad blade (ruler) and a stock (handle) that is fixed at a right angle to the blade. This tool is used to check the accuracy of right angles, to mark lines at right angles, and to test the straightness of edges or flatness of surfaces.
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Try square
A try square is a woodworking or a metal working tool used for marking and measuring a piece of wood. The square refers to the tool's primary use of measuring the accuracy of a right angle; to try a surface is to check its straightness or correspondence to an adjoining surface. A piece of wood that is rectangular, flat, and has all edges 90 degrees is called four square. A board is often milled four square in preparation for using it in building furniture. A traditional try square has a broad blade made of steel that is riveted to a wooden handle or 'stock'. The inside of the wooden stock usually has a brass strip fixed to it to reduce wear. Some blades also have graduations for measurement. Modern try squares may be all-metal, with stocks that are either die-cast or extruded. 'Try square' is sometimes spelled 'tri square' although its etymology is from 'trying', in the sense of testing, rather than the prefix 'tri-' meaning three.
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Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of try square in Chaldean Numerology is: 7
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of try square in Pythagorean Numerology is: 9
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