chisel
[ chiz-uh l ]
/ ˈtʃɪz əl /
noun
verb (used with object), chis·eled, chis·el·ing or (especially British) chis·elled, chis·el·ling.
verb (used without object), chis·eled, chis·el·ing or (especially British) chis·elled, chis·el·ling.
to work with a chisel.
to trick; cheat.
Origin of chisel
1325–75; Middle English < Anglo-French, variant of Old French
cisel < Vulgar Latin
*cīsellus, diminutive of
*cīsus, for Latin
caesus, past participle of
caedere to cut, with
-ī- generalized from prefixed derivatives; cf.
excide
OTHER WORDS FROM chisel
chis·el·like, adjectiveWords nearby chisel
chiru,
chirurgeon,
chirurgery,
chirurgical,
chisanbop,
chisel,
chisel plow,
chisel point,
chiseled,
chiseler,
chiselled
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British Dictionary definitions for chisel
chisel
/ (ˈtʃɪzəl) /
noun
- a hand tool for working wood, consisting of a flat steel blade with a cutting edge attached to a handle of wood, plastic, etc. It is either struck with a mallet or used by hand
- a similar tool without a handle for working stone or metal
verb -els, -elling or -elled or US -els, -eling or -eled
to carve (wood, stone, metal, etc) or form (an engraving, statue, etc) with or as with a chisel
slang
to cheat or obtain by cheating
Word Origin for chisel
C14: via Old French, from Vulgar Latin
cīsellus (unattested), from Latin
caesus cut, from
caedere to cut