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cold chisel
1noun
- a steel chisel used on cold metal.
cold-chisel
2[ kohld-chiz-uhl ]
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.
cold chisel
noun
- a toughened steel chisel
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Word History and Origins
Origin of cold chisel1
First recorded in 1690–1700
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Example Sentences
The sides of this notch can be cut with a pair of tinner's shears, and the end can be cut with a sharp cold-chisel.
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If there is any surplus lead, it can now be cut off, using the hammer and cold chisel.
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The cold chisel should be sharp as it is used to cut the cast-iron pipe.
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Then the cold chisel can be used and this extra piece of lead taken off.
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The proper taper for a wood chisel is 15 degrees, whereas a cold chisel should be 45 degrees.
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