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marking gauge

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

tool used in woodworking and metalworking to scribe a line parallel to a reference edge or surface.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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History

Etymology

From marking + gauge.

Across languages

Translations

15 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Catalan: rosset — Translations
  • Dutch: kruishout — Translations
  • Esperanto: truskeno — Translations
  • Estonian: rööbits — Translations
  • Finnish: työntöpiirtopuikko — Translations
  • French: trusquin — Translations
  • German: Streichmaß — Translations
  • Ido: truskeno — Translations
  • Italian: truschino — Translations
  • Italian: graffietto — Translations
  • Kazakh: сызыққұрал (syzyqqūral) — Translations
  • Polish: znacznik stolarski — Translations
  • Portuguese: graminho — Translations
  • Russian: рейсмус (rejsmus) — Translations
  • Ukrainian: рейсмус (rejsmus) — Translations