2. Verb. (third-person singular of chisel) ¹
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Definition of Chisels
1. chisel [v] - See also: chisel
Lexicographical Neighbors of Chisels
Literary usage of Chisels
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Ancient Bronze Implements, Weapons, and Ornaments of Great Britain and by John Evans (1881)
"Such at the present day are the ordinary chisels of the stone-mason, ... Most of
the Scandinavian chisels of flint are of nearly the same form as the ..."
2. Machine-shop Tools and Methods by William Samuel Leonard (1908)
"The most common forms are the flat and cape chisels. Other chisels used less
frequently are the side chisel, the diamond-point chisel, the cow- mouth and ..."
3. Indian Village Site and Cemetery Near Madisonville, Ohio by Earnest Albert Hooton, Charles Clark Willoughby (1920)
"Beaver Tooth chisels. The Indians who inhabited the Madison- ville site, as well
as nearly all the tribes living in the beaver country, used the incisors of ..."
4. Essentials of Woodworking: A Textbook for Schools by Ira Samuel Griffith (1915)
"chisels are usually divided into two classes, the framing chisel, which is heavy and
... 88, should always be used for driving chisels, gouges, pins, etc. ..."
5. Practical Coal Mining: A Manual for Managers, Under-managers, Colliery by George L. Kerr (1905)
"chisels or Bits.—The form, sharpness, and temper of the cutting tool employed
... Various chisels are in use : flat or straight-edged for ordinary strata, ..."
6. The Antiquities of Tennessee and the Adjacent States, and the State of by Gates Phillips Thruston (1897)
"HATCHETS AND chisels (ONE-THIRD).* colors. The little greenstone hatchet is slightly
... Very similar short stone chisels are found in the Swiss lakes, FIG. ..."
7. Journal by Royal Society of Antiquaries of Ireland (1893)
"Sir John Evans applies the general term " celt" to both axes and chisels, ...
I propose to divide our Irish axes and chisels into four principal groups or ..."
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