chisel-like
- a word derived from chisel.
Example Sentences
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They operated with a tiny chisel-like instrument called an osteotome in addition to a set of instruments called curettes, "which look like little sharp ice cream scoops," said Stewart.
From Salon • Jan. 17, 2022
A chisel-like cutter was designed to make other tools.
From Textbooks • Jan. 1, 2012
The heavily enameled fronts of the teeth wear more slowly than the backs, creating a sharp, chisel-like edge.
From Time Magazine Archive
His chisel-like foreteeth bit steadily and he felt the dry strands rip.
From "Watership Down: A Novel" by Richard Adams
They are especially characterised by the possession of a single pair of chisel-like cutting teeth in each jaw, between which and the grinding teeth there is a great gap.
From The Origin of Species by means of Natural Selection, 6th Edition by Darwin, Charles
