chisel
81paring chisel — noun : a long handled hand chisel having a short thin blade for paring wood surfaces see chisel illustration * * * a woodworking chisel moved by steady hand pressure to make long, light cuts. [1695 1705] * * * paring chisel noun A long, thin… …
82drove chisel — Drove Drove, n. [AS. dr[=a]f, fr. dr[=i]fan to drive. See {Drive}.] 1. A collection of cattle driven, or cattle collected for driving; a number of animals, as oxen, sheep, or swine, driven in a body. [1913 Webster] 2. Any collection of irrational …
83Flogging chisel — Flogging Flog ging, a. & n. from {Flog}, v. t. [1913 Webster] {Flogging chisel} (Mach.), a large cold chisel, used in chipping castings. {Flogging hammer}, a small sledge hammer used for striking a flogging chisel. [1913 Webster] …
84Set chisel — (Mech.) A kind of chisel or punch, variously shaped, with a broad flat end, used for stripping off rivet heads, etc. [Webster 1913 Suppl.] …
85Corner chisel — A corner chisel is a tool for cutting sharp internal corners in wood, often used for mortice joints, or hinge rebates. The hole will typically be cut by a router, or occasional drilled, leaving rounded corners, the function of the corner chisel… …
86claw chisel — A stoneworking chisel with the blade fashioned into small teeth. It is used for shaping and leaves striations in the stone surface. A dente di cane (Italian for dog s teeth ) is type of claw chisel having six or so fine notches in its carving… …
87cold chisel — noun narrow chisel made of steel; used to cut stone or bricks • Syn: ↑set chisel • Hypernyms: ↑chisel …
88drove chisel — noun a stonemason s chisel with a broad edge for dressing stone • Syn: ↑drove • Hypernyms: ↑chisel * * * noun see drove I, 4a * * * drove chisel, = drove2 (def. 3a). (Cf. ↑ …
89ripping chisel — noun a long chisel with a slightly bent cutting end; used for heavy prying or cleaning mortises • Hypernyms: ↑chisel • Part Holonyms: ↑ripping bar * * * noun : a long slender chisel sometimes with a slightly bent and cleft cutting end used for… …
90cape chisel — noun Etymology: perhaps from cape (I) : a cold chisel that has a long taper on the top and bottom of the cutting end and a narrow edge and is used for cutting keyways and similar flat grooves * * * cape chisel, a narrow cold chisel with a gradual …
