chisel
121butt chisel — any woodworking chisel having a blade less than 4 in. (10 cm) long. * * * …
122cold-chisel — /kohld chiz euhl/, v.t., cold chiseled, cold chiseling or (esp. Brit.) cold chiselled, cold chiselling. to work upon (metal) with a cold chisel. [1690 1700] * * * …
123drawing chisel — an obliquely edged wood chisel for working across grain, as in forming the ends of tenons. * * * …
124firmer chisel — /ferr meuhr/, Carpentry. a narrow bladed chisel for paring and mortising, driven by hand pressure or with a mallet. [1680 90; firmer < F fermoir, b. formoir that which forms (deriv. of former to FORM < L formare) and fermer to make firm ( < L… …
125millwright chisel. — See mill chisel. * * * …
126mortise chisel. — See framing chisel. [1670 80] * * * …
127paring chisel — a woodworking chisel moved by steady hand pressure to make long, light cuts. [1695 1705] * * * …
128pitch chisel — Masonry. a broad edged chisel for cutting plane surfaces on stones. * * * …
