tooth chisel
noun Masonry.
a stonecutter's chisel having a toothed edge.
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Nearby words
toot one's own horn, tooth, tooth and nail, tooth ax, tooth bud, tooth chisel, tooth decay, tooth fairy, tooth fungus, tooth germ, tooth powder
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