Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

cold chisel

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.96 in modern English

Syllables: cold chis-el
IPA

18

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

2

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A narrow chisel, made of hardened, tempered steel, used for cutting stone etc.

Example Sentences

"Meanwhile, Macpherson stood just outside the door, holding a cold chisel which he had taken from a dungaree pocket […] and there Mr. Willison found him."

Etymology

So called because it was used for cutting cold metal, as distinguished from a blacksmith's chisel for cutting hot iron.

Inflected Forms

cold chisels (plural)

Synonyms

set chisel

Questions

What does cold chisel mean?: A narrow chisel, made of hardened, tempered steel, used for cutting stone etc.
Where does cold chisel come from?: So called because it was used for cutting cold metal, as distinguished from a blacksmith's chisel for cutting hot iron.

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