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scriber block

scriber block is the alternative form of scribing block.

Meaning of scribing block

Noun

scribing block (plural scribing blocks)

  1. A device for scribing (marking) lines at a specific height from the base of an object, prior to machining.
    • A scribing block is seldom dispensed with in the amateur's workshop, excepting in cases where its very existence is unknown.1883 July, “Surface Gauges or Scribing Blocks”, in Amateur Mechanics, page 213

Forms of scriber block

pluralscriber blocks

Questions about scriber block

What is scriber block the alternative form of?
Scriber block is the alternative form of scribing block.

Words near scriber block in the dictionary

  1. scribe
  2. scribed
  3. scribedom
  4. scribely
  5. scriber
  6. scriber block
  7. scriber blocks
  8. scribers
  9. scribes
  10. scribeship
  11. scribeships

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Adapted from Wiktionary: scriber block (page history and authors); scribing block (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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