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scribing blocks

scribing blocks is the plural 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

Questions about scribing blocks

What is scribing blocks the plural of?
Scribing blocks is the plural of scribing block.

Words near scribing blocks in the dictionary

  1. scribeships
  2. scribess
  3. scribesses
  4. scribing
  5. scribing block
  6. scribing blocks
  7. scribing compass
  8. scribing compasses
  9. scribing iron
  10. scribing irons
  11. scribings

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