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try square n. A carpenter's tool consisting of a ruled metal straightedge set at right angles to a straight piece, used for measuring and marking square work.

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try square

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(Engineering / Tools) a device for testing or laying out right angles, usually consisting of a metal blade fixed at right angles to a wooden handle

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try square - a square having a metal ruler set at right angles to another straight piece set square - a try square with an adjustable sliding head square - a hand tool consisting of two straight arms at right angles; used to construct or test right angles; "the carpenter who built this room must have lost his square"