"cold chisel" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: cold chisels [plural]
Etymology: So called because it was used for cutting cold metal, as distinguished from a blacksmith's chisel for cutting hot iron. Head templates: {{en-noun}} cold chisel (plural cold chisels)
  1. A narrow chisel, made of hardened, tempered steel, used for cutting stone etc. Categories (topical): Tools Translations (Translations): tallaferro [masculine] (Catalan), talladeira [feminine] (Galician), Beizeisen [neuter] (German), καλέμι (kalémi) [neuter] (Greek), cincel [masculine] (Spanish)

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