chisel
noun
a wedgelike tool with a cutting edge at the end of the blade, often made of steel, used for cutting or shaping wood, stone, etc.
chisel-like
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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 Charles Darwin
