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chiseler
Variant of chisel
noun
a hand tool with a sharp, often wedge-shaped, blade for cutting or shaping wood, stone, etc., specif., such a tool that is driven with a mallet or hammer
intransitive verb, transitive verb chiseled or chiselled, chiseling or chiselling
- to cut or shape with a chisel
- Informal
- to take advantage of by cheating, sponging, etc.
- to get (something) in this way
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