- (v.t.) To cut close, as in a bargain; to cheat.
- (v.t.) To cut, pare, gouge or engrave with a chisel; as, to chisel a block of marble into a statue.
- (n.) 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.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
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