chisel

  • 31chisel —    A cutting tool consisting of a metal shaft beveled at one end to form the cutting edge. A chisel is specially designed for cutting a particular material wood, metal or stone …

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  • 32chisel — [ tʃɪz(ə)l] noun a long bladed hand tool with a bevelled cutting edge, struck with a hammer or mallet to cut or shape wood, stone, or metal. verb (chisels, chiselling, chiselled; US chisels, chiseling, chiseled) 1》 cut or shape with a chisel. 2》… …

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  • 33chisel — A thick pencil shaped tool with a sharp flat end like a blade screwdriver. When you hit the blunt end with a hammer, it forces the blade end into metal to mark it or even cut through it. Also see splitting chisel …

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  • 34chisel — [“tjizl] tv. & in. to extort (money). □ Lefty tried to chisel forty bucks outa me. □ He’s always chiseling. That’s his hustle …

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  • 35chisel — n. & v. n. a hand tool with a squared bevelled blade for shaping wood, stone, or metal. v. 1 tr. (chiselled, chiselling; US chiseled, chiseling) cut or shape with a chisel. 2 tr. (as chiselled adj.) (of facial features) clear cut, fine. 3 tr. &… …

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  • 36Chisel (album) — Chisel Compilation album by Cold Chisel Released 1991 Recorded 1978 1984/1978 1998 (2001 edition) …

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  • 37Chisel (band) — Chisel Chisel plays on the University of Notre Dame campus, April 1991. From left, are Ted Leo, John Dugan and Chris Infante. Background information Origin University of Notre Dame …

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  • 38Chisel Peak — is a prominent chisel shaped peak rising to about 1,400 metres (4,600 ft) on the southeast side of Perplex Ridge, Pourquoi Pas Island, in Marguerite Bay. It was named descriptively by the UK Antarctic Place Names Committee in 1979.… …

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  • 39Chisel-toothed Kangaroo Rat — Conservation status Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)[1] …

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  • 40chisel tooth — noun : a tooth shaped like a chisel; especially : one of the incisor teeth of a rodent * * * chisel tooth noun A rodent s chisel shaped incisor • • • Main Entry: ↑chisel …

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