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chisel

chi·sel

UK/ˈt͡ʃɪzəl/ US/ˈtʃɪzʌl/ uncommon dated informal
noun (1) verb (3)

noun

1.

an edge tool with a flat steel blade with a cutting edge

verb

1.

engage in deceitful behavior; practice trickery or fraud

  • “Who”
Synonyms
2.

deprive somebody of something by deceit

  • “The con-man beat me out of $50”
  • “This salesman ripped us off!”
  • “we were cheated by their clever-sounding scheme”
  • “They chiseled me out of my money”
Synonyms
3.

carve with a chisel

  • “chisel the marble”

Origin

From Middle English chisel, chesel, from Old Northern French chisel, cisel, from cisoir (with a change in suffix), from Late Latin cīsōrium (“cutting tool”), from Latin caedō (“cut”).

Phrases

  • bog chisel
  • butt chisel
  • chisel in
  • chisel out
  • chisel up
  • cold chisel
  • cope chisel
  • framing chisel
  • hot chisel
  • set chisel
  • skew chisel

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