(n) :
a tool consisting of a slim oblong block of metal which is flattened to a sharpedge at one end and attached to a handle at the other end. It is used mainly to remove parts of stone or wood by placing the sharp edge against the material and pounding the handle with a hammer
(v) :
to use a chisel; to work something with a chisel
"she chiselled a sculpture out of the block of wood."
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(n) :
a tool consisting of a slim oblong block of metal which is flattened to a sharpedge at one end and attached to a handle at the other end. It is used mainly to remove parts of stone or wood by placing the sharp edge against the material and pounding the handle with a hammer
(v) :
to use a chisel; to work something with a chisel
"she chiselled a sculpture out of the block of wood."