firmer chisel

[ fur-mer ]

/ ˈfɜr mər /

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noun Carpentry.

a narrow-bladed chisel for paring and mortising, driven by hand pressure or with a mallet.

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Origin of firmer chisel

1680–90; firmer<French fermoir, blend of formoir that which forms (derivative of former to form <Latin fōrmāre) and fermer to make firm (<Latin firmāre)

Words nearby firmer chisel

firing squad, firkin, firm, firmament, firman, firmer chisel, firmer gouge, firmly, firmware, firn, firnification

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How to use firmer chisel in a sentence

She also was handy, hammering nails into walls and using a heat gun to chisel glue off the floor.
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However, this leaves open the calculations of height and speed—which have suddenly become firmer.
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Ben Affleck can be an adequately chisel-jawed buffoon in spandex.
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The collection initiative was suspended, while the government looked for ways to place it on a firmer legal foundation.
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And our global leadership is on firmer footing than many predicted.
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But having chosen the Champs aux Capuchins, it was idle to expect that one stretch of turf would prove firmer than another.
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He stood up, crowbar in hand, and inserted the chisel blade of the implement between the edge of the door and the doorcase.
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The round form of many of the latter is especially remarkable: they almost seem to have been cut out with a chisel.
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At length, it was proposed by Dan Tyron to send for the stone cutter, and get him to cut them out of the wall with a chisel.
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This will make the tobacco look much better and also render the process of packing firmer.
Tobacco; Its History, Varieties, Culture, Manufacture and Commerce|E. R. Billings.

British Dictionary definitions for firmer chisel

firmer chisel

/ (ˈfɜːmə) /

noun

a chisel or gouge with a thin blade, used on woodSometimes shortened to: firmer

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