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cold chisel

noun

Etymology

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

Definitions

  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.

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