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| chis·el [ chízz'l ] |
noun (plural chis·els) |
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tool with flat beveled blade: a tool for cutting and shaping wood or stone, consisting of a straight flat beveled blade with a sharp square-cut bottom edge inserted in a handle. The chisel is often held in one hand and struck with a hammer or mallet, but is also used freehand.
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transitive and intransitive verb (past and past participle chis·eled, present participle chis·el·ing, 3rd person present singular chis·els) |
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1. carve something with chisel: to carve, cut, or work wood or stone using a chisel
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2. cheat somebody: to cheat or swindle somebody
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 was caught chiseling customers
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| [14th century. < Old French< Latin caes-, stem of caedere "to cut"] |
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