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Word: Chisel
Speech Type: Noun
late Middle English: from Old Northern French, based on Latin cis- (as in late Latin cisorium), variant of caes-, stem of caedere ‘to cut’. Compare with scissors
ˈtʃɪzl
a long-bladed hand tool with a bevelled cutting edge and a handle which is struck with a hammer or mallet, used to cut or shape wood, stone, or metal
Short Definition:long-bladed hand tool struck with hammer or mallet
Examples:- cut away the tiles with a broad-bladed steel chisel
Word: Chisel
Speech Type: Verb
ˈtʃɪzl
cut or shape (something) with a chisel
Short Definition:cut or shape something with chisel
Examples:- chisel a hole through the brickwork
cheat or swindle (someone) out of something
Short Definition:cheat or swindle someone out of something
Examples:- he's chiselled me out of my dues
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