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Webster 1913 Edition

Chisel

Chis′el

,
Noun.
[OF.
chisel
, F.
ciseau
, fr. LL.
cisellus
, prob. for
caesellus
, fr. L.
caesus
, p. p. of
caedere
to cut. Cf.
Scissors
.]
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.
Cold chisel
.
See under
Cold
,
Adj.

Chis′el

,
Verb.
T.
[
imp. & p. p.
Chiseled
, or
Chiselled
([GREEK]);
p. pr. & vb. n.
Chiseling
, or
Chiselling
.]
[Cf. F.
ciseler
.]
1.
To cut, pare, gouge, or engrave with a chisel;
as, to
chisel
a block of marble into a statue
.
2.
To cut close, as in a bargain; to cheat.
[Slang]

Webster 1828 Edition

Chisel

CHISEL

,
Noun.
An instrument of iron or steel, used in carpentry, joinery, cabinet work, masonry, sculpture, &c., either for paring, hewing or gouging. Chisels are of different sizes and shapes, fitted for particular uses.

CHISEL

,
Verb.
T.
To cut, pare, gouge, or engrave with a chisel.

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