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combination square

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noun

  1. an adjustable device for carpenters, used as a try square, miter square, level, etc.


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You will need a cordless drill/driver with assorted drill bits and screw-driving tips, saber saw, portable circular saw, hammer, tape measure, combination square, Phillips screwdriver, paintbrush and foam-rubber brush.

From Time Magazine Archive

Uses of the combination square 18 12.

From Project Gutenberg

Combination Square.—A tool of this kind is most essential, however small.

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ToList The combination square provides a means forp.

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The set consists of a 6-inch combination square, complete center punch, 6-inch flexible steel rule center gage, 4-inch calipers, 4-inch outside caliper with solid nut, 4-inch inside caliper with solid nut, and a 4-inch divider with a solid nut.

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