cold chisel
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cold chisel
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So called because it was used for cutting cold metal, as distinguished from a blacksmith's chisel for cutting hot iron.
noun cold chisels
- A narrow chisel, made of hardened, tempered steel, used for cutting stone etc. 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.
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Talk about this word "cold chisel." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/cold%20chisel. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. cold chisel. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/cold%20chisel "cold chisel." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/cold%20chisel.Cite this
@misc{cold_chisel_2026,
title = {cold chisel},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/cold%20chisel},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
