cold chisel


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cold chisel

n.
A chisel made of hardened tempered steel and used for cutting cold metal.
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cold chisel

n
(Tools) a toughened steel chisel
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cold′ chis`el


n.
a steel chisel used on cold metal.
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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Noun1.cold chisel - narrow chisel made of steelcold chisel - narrow chisel made of steel; used to cut stone or bricks
chisel - an edge tool with a flat steel blade with a cutting edge
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