turning chisel

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noun

a chisel used for shaping work on a lathe.

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Origin of turning chisel

First recorded in 1875–80

But the tide was turning on this issue, an email from another constituent made clear.
Jeb Bush’s Unseen Anti-Gay Marriage Emails|Jackie Kucinich|January 9, 2015|DAILY BEAST
Emetophobia tends to compromise my relationships, turning me into a selfish jerk.
Why My Norovirus Panic Makes Me Sick|Lizzie Crocker|January 5, 2015|DAILY BEAST
These days, plenty of women are turning to online sites for no-frills male companionship.
Career-Minded Women Turn to Male Escorts For No-Strings Fun and (Maybe) Sex|Aurora Snow|January 3, 2015|DAILY BEAST
The numbers reinforce another article in the Post, in which cops confessed to “turning a blind eye” to minor crimes.
Ground Zero of the NYPD Slowdown|Batya Ungar-Sargon|January 1, 2015|DAILY BEAST

The Butterbrief, issued by Pope Innocent VIII, was a turning point for the then bland Stollen, which gradually became sweeter.
One Cake to Rule Them All: How Stollen Stole Our Hearts|Molly Hannon|December 24, 2014|DAILY BEAST
When he had finished, she took them from his hand, and turning them round in agitated silence, examined their seals and writing.
The Pastor's Fire-side Vol. 3 of 4|Jane Porter
There was a great comparing of papers, and turning over of leaves, by Fogg and Perker, after this statement of profit and loss.
The Posthumous Papers of the Pickwick Club, v. 2(of 2)|Charles Dickens
Of silence before them that salute thee: of looking upon a harlot: and of turning away thy face from thy kinsman.
The Bible, Douay-Rheims Version|Various
Further enlightenment (as with men) comes through grace as soon as they become beati through turning to good.
The Mediaeval Mind (Volume II of II)|Henry Osborn Taylor
He sang the words with an odd, emphatic slowness, turning to look at Lettice between the phrases.
The Wave|Algernon Blackwood