scriber

[ skrahy-ber ]

noun

1. a tool for scribing wood or the like.

scriber

/ ˈskraɪbə /

noun

1. a pointed steel tool used to score materials as a guide to cutting, etc Also calledscribe

Word History and Origins

Origin of scriber¹

First recorded in 1825–35; scribe ² + -er ¹

Example Sentences

Kennedy said she and Rowling conversed over the matter and during their interaction, Kennedy took umbrage with the “Harry Potter” scriber’s sentiments.

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Cutting the notches at a b, acts to let the file clear well when filing the template, and to allow the scriber to go clear into the corner.

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Chewing the scriber and needling his brain, he slowly built up a list of other possibilities.

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One end of the scriber is bent, so it can be adapted to enter recesses, or such places as could not be reached by the straight end p.

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The other, interested, gave them a searching once-over before he pushed a small scriber toward Rip.

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