单词 | chisel |
释义 | Word Frequency chisel(ˈtʃɪzəl) noun 1. a. 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 b. a similar tool without a handle for working stone or metal verbWord forms: -els, -elling, -elledWord forms: US -els, -eling or -eled 2. to carve (wood, stone, metal, etc) or form (an engraving, statue, etc) with or as with a chisel 3. slang to cheat or obtain by cheating Word origin C14: via Old French, from Vulgar Latin cīsellus (unattested), from Latin caesus cut, from caedere to cut |
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