[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)


Phrases:

Origin:
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)


Phrases:

Origin:
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