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[ˈtʃɪzl], (Noun)
Definitions:
- 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
(e.g: cut away the tiles with a broad-bladed steel chisel)
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Origin
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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], (Verb)
Definitions:
- cut or shape (something) with a chisel
(e.g: chisel a hole through the brickwork)
- cheat or swindle (someone) out of something
(e.g: he's chiselled me out of my dues)
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Origin
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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
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