cold chisel

cold chisel
noun Date: 1699 a chisel made of tool steel of a strength, shape, and temper suitable for chipping or cutting cold metal

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  • Cold chisel — Cold Cold (k[=o]ld), a. [Compar. {Colder} ( [ e]r); superl. {Coldest}.] [OE. cold, cald, AS. cald, ceald; akin to OS. kald, D. koud, G. kalt, Icel. kaldr, Dan. kold, Sw. kall, Goth. kalds, L. gelu frost, gelare to freeze. Orig. p. p. of AS. calan …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Cold chisel — Chisel Chis el, n. [OF. chisel, F. ciseau, fr. LL. cisellus, prob. for caesellus, fr. L. caesus, p. p. of caedere to cut. Cf. {Scissors}.] A tool with a cutting edge on one end of a metal blade, used in dressing, shaping, or working in timber,… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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  • cold-chisel — /kohld chiz euhl/, v.t., cold chiseled, cold chiseling or (esp. Brit.) cold chiselled, cold chiselling. to work upon (metal) with a cold chisel. [1690 1700] * * * …   Universalium

  • cold-chisel — /kohld chiz euhl/, v.t., cold chiseled, cold chiseling or (esp. Brit.) cold chiselled, cold chiselling. to work upon (metal) with a cold chisel. [1690 1700] …   Useful english dictionary

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  • cold chisel — cold′ chis el n. bui a steel chisel used on cold metal …   From formal English to slang

  • cold chisel — a steel chisel used on cold metal. See illus. under chisel. * * * …   Universalium

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