cold chisel en · NOUN
Etymology
So called because it was used for cutting cold metal, as distinguished from a blacksmith's chisel for cutting hot iron.
Meanings
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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.
1928, Lawrence R. Bourne, chapter 2, in Well Tackled!:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| cold chisels | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Translations (6)
pl przecinak ślusarski (Translations) · de Beizeisen (Translations) · es cincel (Translations) · el καλέμι (Translations) · ca tallaferro (Translations) · gl talladeira (Translations)