What does "chisel" mean?
Chisel: To cut, pare, gouge, or engrave with a chisel; as, to chisel a block of marble into a statue.
Additional senses
- 2.To cut close, as in a bargain; to cheat. [Slang]
Sources
- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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