CHISEL

n. v.

3 definitions — Webster’s Dictionary (1828)


1.
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. Cold chisel. See under Cold, a.

2.
v.

To cut, pare, gouge, or engrave with a chisel; as, to chisel a block of marble into a statue.

3.
v.

To cut close, as in a bargain; to cheat. [Slang]