Chisel
A tool with a cutting edge on one end of a metal blade, used in dressing, shaping, or working in timber, stone, metal, etc.; -- usually driven by a mallet or hammer.
To cut, pare, gouge, or engrave with a chisel; as, to chisel a block of marble into a statue.
To cut close, as in a bargain; to cheat.
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Chisel Translations
chisel in Danish is mejsel
chisel in Dutch is beitelen
chisel in French is ciseler, ciseau, buriner
chisel in Norwegian is meisel
chisel in Spanish is cincelar, cincel, desbastador
chisel in Swedish is mejsel, mejsla
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