chisel
A cutting tool used to remove parts of stone, wood or metal by pushing or pounding the…A cutting tool used to remove parts of stone, wood or metal by pushing or pounding the back when the sharp edge is against the material. It consists of a slim, oblong block of metal with a sharp wedge or bevel formed on one end and sometimes a handle at the other end; there are hand tool versions (the original type) and versions as bits for power tools.
» I've never used a chisel before.
Я никогда раньше не использовал стамеску. — Alex_M
Я раніше ніколи не користувався зубилом. — deniko
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5 sensesA cutting tool used to remove parts of stone, wood or metal by pushing or pounding the back when the sharp edge is against the material. It consists of a slim, oblong block of metal with a sharp wedge or bevel formed on one end and sometimes a handle at the other end; there are hand tool versions (the original type) and versions as bits for power tools.
Meißel, Stemmeisen, Beitel
долото́dolotó, зуби́лоzubílo, стаме́скаstaméska
до́лотоdóloto, зуби́лоzubýlo, стаме́скаstaméska
A part of any of various tools or devices that has an analogous purpose, cutting raw material or a workpiece during the process that the tool or device performs.
A part of any of various tools or devices that has an analogous purpose, cutting raw material or a workpiece during the process that the tool or device performs.
A part of some ploughs, next to the ploughshare, that helps cut into the soil and deal with obstructions such as rocks, roots, and stems.
Holonyms: plough, plow < implement
(uncountable, usually)Gravel.
(usually plural, uncountable, usually)Coarse flour; bran; the coarser part of bran or flour.
- an edge tool with a flat steel blade with a cutting edge
Examples
23 sentencesI've never used a chisel before.
Я раніше ніколи не користувався зубилом. — deniko
ruЯ никогда раньше не использовал стамеску. — Alex_M
They are chiseling a statue out of marble.
ruОни ваяют статую из мрамора. — Balamax
Do you have a chisel that I could borrow?
I've never used a chisel before. Could you show me how?
How do you use a chisel?
Translations
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Origin
From Middle English chisel, chesel, from Old Northern French chisel, cisel, from cisoir (wFrom Middle English chisel, chesel, from Old Northern French chisel, cisel, from cisoir (with a change in suffix), from Late Latin cīsōrium (“cutting tool”), from Latin caedō (“cut”). Doublet of scissors.
From Middle English chisel, chesil, from Old English ċeosol, ċeosel, ċysel, ċisel, ċisil (“gravel, sand”), from Proto-West Germanic *kesul (“small stone, pebble”). See also chessom.
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