Cold chisel

noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A narrow chisel, made of hardened, tempered steel, used for cutting stone etc.

    "Meanwhile, Macpherson stood just outside the door, holding a cold chisel which he had taken from a dungaree pocket […] and there Mr. Willison found him."

  2. 2
    narrow chisel made of steel; used to cut stone or bricks wordnet

Synonyms

All synonyms
chiselsset chisel

Example

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"Meanwhile, Macpherson stood just outside the door, holding a cold chisel which he had taken from a dungaree pocket […] and there Mr. Willison found him."

Etymology

So called because it was used for cutting cold metal, as distinguished from a blacksmith's chisel for cutting hot iron.

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