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[ skrahy-ber ]

/ ˈskraɪ bər /

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noun

a tool for scribing wood or the like.

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Also scribe.

Origin of scriber

First recorded in 1825–35; scribe² + -er¹

Words nearby scriber

scribble, scribbler, scribbling block, scribbly gum, scribe, scriber, scrim, scrimmage, scrimmage line, scrimp, scrimp and save

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How to use scriber in a sentence

Chewing the scriber and needling his brain, he slowly built up a list of other possibilities.
Deathworld|Harry Harrison
The other, interested, gave them a searching once-over before he pushed a small scriber toward Rip.
Plague Ship|Andre Norton
The top of the thread is turned off 0.010 inch to allow the scriber F to slide freely on the screw.
Measuring Tools|Unknown
The sleeve is graduated with fifty divisions each equaling a movement of the scriber of 0.001 inch.
Measuring Tools|Unknown

The hole for the scriber in the scriber clamp of a surface gage is reamed out to fit the rods used with inside micrometers.
Measuring Tools|Unknown

British Dictionary definitions for scriber

scriber

/ (ˈskraɪbə) /

noun

a pointed steel tool used to score materials as a guide to cutting, etcAlso called: scribe

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