marking gage

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noun Carpentry.

any of various adjustable tools for marking a line parallel to a straight edge against which the tool is moved.

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Origin of marking gage

First recorded in 1870–75

But his words felt forced and were belied his 2004 vote to oppose marking Martin Luther King Jr.
Steve Scalise Shows There’s a Fine Line Between Confederate & Southern|Lloyd Green|January 2, 2015|DAILY BEAST
A map shows each station on the route, along with marking POW camps and other landmarks along the way.
Riding Thailand’s WWII Death Railway|Liza Foreman|December 21, 2014|DAILY BEAST
In Silicon Valley proper, that number increases to $108,603, marking a 7.2 percent year-over-year increase.
Silicon Valley Interns Make a Service Worker’s Yearly Salary In Three Months|Samantha Allen|November 25, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Instead, astronomers hope to observe planet formation in all its stages, each marking a phase in star and planet birth.
The Most Stunning View Ever of Planets Being Born|Matthew R. Francis|November 9, 2014|DAILY BEAST

This will constitute a major victory for the forces of light, one very much worth marking and thinking back over.
Who Are the Judicial Activists Now?|Michael Tomasky|October 7, 2014|DAILY BEAST
There on the right marking the hour of eleven on its black face was the clock of the Comptoir National.
The Joyous Adventures of Aristide Pujol|William J. Locke
In marking the public lands of the western territories by statute monuments must designate the corners of the tract.
Putnam's Handy Law Book for the Layman|Albert Sidney Bolles
Bruce marking the effect shouted his war-cry and urged his men to their utmost efforts.
King Robert the Bruce|A. F. Murison
Besides marking the time, the song helped the men to measure the force of each blow.
The Later Cave-Men|Katharine Elizabeth Dopp
Ce gage d'amitié plus qu'un autre me touche: Un serrement de main vaut dix serments de bouche.
Friend Mac Donald|Max O'Rell