cold-chisel

[ kohld-chiz-uh l ]

/ ˈkoʊldˌtʃɪz əl /

verb (used with object), cold-chis·eled, cold-chis·el·ing or (especially British) cold-chis·elled, cold-chis·el·ling.

to work upon (metal) with a cold chisel.

Nearby words

cold warrior, cold wave, cold work, cold-blooded, cold-blooded animals, cold-chisel, cold-cock, cold-cure resin, cold-draw, cold-drawn, cold-hearted

Origin of cold-chisel

First recorded in 1690–1700

Definition for cold-chisel (2 of 2)

cold chisel

noun

a steel chisel used on cold metal.

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Examples from the Web for cold-chisel

Then we looked out a nice flagstone in the stable-yard, and we got a cold-chisel out of the dentist's tool-box, and began.
The Wouldbegoods|E. Nesbit
Both of the men set to work to find a blacksmith's cold-chisel, feeling and fumbling all over the disorderly shop.
The Graysons|Edward Eggleston
Let us pray, my friend, for a cold-chisel—when my friend Buckhurst returns.
The Maids of Paradise|Robert W. (Robert William) Chambers
Through triple thicknesses of sacking, he struck a cold-chisel on the face of a rock.
Smoke Bellew|Jack London

Queer kind of break; looks like you'd pried the link apart with a cold-chisel.
Behind the Line|Ralph Henry Barbour

British Dictionary definitions for cold-chisel

cold chisel

noun

a toughened steel chisel

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