cold chisel
noun
: a chisel made of tool steel of a strength, shape, and temper suitable for chipping or cutting cold metal
Example Sentences
Recent Examples on the Web This was a major operation involving three people, a cold chisel, a hacksaw, a crowbar, and an angle grinder. 
Hedley Twidle, Harper's Magazine, 23 Nov. 2021 If any part of the metal tie is protruding from the wall, strike it with a cold chisel and three-pound sledgehammer. Joseph Truini, Popular Mechanics, 12 Oct. 2020
Hedley Twidle, Harper's Magazine, 23 Nov. 2021 If any part of the metal tie is protruding from the wall, strike it with a cold chisel and three-pound sledgehammer. Joseph Truini, Popular Mechanics, 12 Oct. 2020 Word History
First Known Use
1699, in the meaning defined above
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