cold chisel
noun
: a chisel made of tool steel of a strength, shape, and temper suitable for chipping or cutting cold metal
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This is a handy feature for small jobs that require pounding, cutting with a cold chisel, or for center marking with a punch.
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Roy Berendsohn, Popular Mechanics, 26 Apr. 2023
This was a major operation involving three people, a cold chisel, a hacksaw, a crowbar, and an angle grinder.
—Hedley Twidle, Harper's Magazine, 23 Nov. 2021
If any part of the metal tie is protruding from the wall, strike it with a cold chisel and three-pound sledgehammer.
—Joseph Truini, Popular Mechanics, 12 Oct. 2020
Roy Berendsohn, Popular Mechanics, 26 Apr. 2023
This was a major operation involving three people, a cold chisel, a hacksaw, a crowbar, and an angle grinder.
—Hedley Twidle, Harper's Magazine, 23 Nov. 2021
If any part of the metal tie is protruding from the wall, strike it with a cold chisel and three-pound sledgehammer.
—Joseph Truini, Popular Mechanics, 12 Oct. 2020
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“Cold chisel.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/cold%20chisel. Accessed 5 Nov. 2024.
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