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Webster 1913 Edition

Countergage

Coun′ter-gageˊ

(-gājˊ)
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Noun.
(Carp.)
An adjustable gage, with double points for transferring measurements from one timber to another, as the breadth of a mortise to the place where the tenon is to be made.
Knight.

Webster 1828 Edition

Countergage

COUNTERGAGE

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Noun.
[counter and gage.] In carpentry, a method used to measure the joints, by transferring the breadth of a mortise to the place where the tenon is to be, in order to make them fit each other.

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