mill chisel

[ mil-chiz-uhl ]

/ ˈmɪl ˌtʃɪz əl /

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a woodworking chisel having a blade more than 8 inches (20 centimeters) long.

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On the farm, the feed for chicks is significantly different from the roosters’; ______ not even comparable.

Also called mill·wright chis·el

[mil-rahyt chiz-uhl]. /ˈmɪl raɪt ˌtʃɪz əl/.

The “doctorate” Duke claims is from an anti-Semitic Ukranian “diploma mill” as described by the State Department.
The Price of Steve Scalise’s Silence|Jason Berry|January 7, 2015|DAILY BEAST
The language school did not focus on providing instruction but instead was a visa mill.
ISIS, Boko Haram, and the Growing Role of Human Trafficking in 21st Century Terrorism|Louise I. Shelley|December 26, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Not even Radio Bemba (Cuban slang for the rumor mill) had picked up the signal.
The Life and Hard Times Of The Family A Cuban Defector Left Behind|Brin-Jonathan Butler|December 19, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Did you know that you can purchase and mill 80 percent receivers without a license?
What Are We Protecting with Gun Laws?|Jessica Solce|November 13, 2014|DAILY BEAST

Kids ranging from 17 down to elementary-school age mill about, waiting to be called by the court.
The Border Kid Crisis Hits the Courts|Caitlin Dickson|September 19, 2014|DAILY BEAST
But men we had known and trails we had followed furnished us plenty of grist for the conversational mill.
Raw Gold|Bertrand W. Sinclair
Sounds rotten, but that's their style; and you've been through the mill at home enough to know what it is to be knifed socially.
Raw Gold|Bertrand W. Sinclair
Along in the afternoon Porter's force was located near Moore's Mill, about four miles distant.
The Courier of the Ozarks|Byron A. Dunn
The first steam rolling mill, with the exception of the one at Soho, was put up at Bradley ironworks.
Showell's Dictionary of Birmingham|Thomas T. Harman and Walter Showell
They heard how in the early spring in the meadow by the mill-dam Tim and I had stopped our ploughs to draw lots and he had lost.
The Soldier of the Valley|Nelson Lloyd