Meaning Of The Word Chisel

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chisel
countable noun: A chisel is a tool that has a long metal blade with a sharp edge at the end. It is used for cutting and shaping wood and stone.

chisel in American English
a hand tool with a sharp, often wedge-shaped, blade for cutting or shaping wood, stone, etc., specif., such a tool that is driven with a mallet or hammer
to cut or shape with a chisel
intransitive verb: to work with a chisel
noun: a wedgelike tool with a cutting edge at the end of the blade, often made of steel, used for cutting or shaping wood, stone, etc.
transitive verb: to cut, shape, or fashion by or as if by carving with a chisel

chisel in British English
noun: a hand tool for working wood, consisting of a flat steel blade with a cutting edge attached to a handle of wood, plastic, etc. It is either struck with a mallet or used by hand
verb: to carve (wood, stone, metal, etc) or form (an engraving, statue, etc) with or as with a chisel

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