try square

noun

1. a device for testing the squareness of carpentry work or the like, or for laying out right angles, consisting of a pair of straightedges fixed at right angles to one another.

try square

noun

1. a device for testing or laying out right angles, usually consisting of a metal blade fixed at right angles to a wooden handle

Word History and Origins

Origin of try square¹

First recorded in 1875–80

Example Sentences

Repeat these lines on the edges and top side, using the try square.

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Gauging.—After squaring all the shoulder lines round the timber with the knife and try square, the mortise gauge should be set so as to strike the two gauge lines marked G, Figs.

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The T-Square is another modification of the try square, its principal use being for draughting purposes.

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Transfer these lines down the edges by the aid of the try square.

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Potts, Milwaukee, Wis.—This invention relates to a new and useful improvement in a tool for mechanics' use and consists in combining with a try square, a spirit level and a surface gage.

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