CHISELLING

CHISEL

chisel

(verb) carve with a chisel; “chisel the marble”

cheat, rip off, chisel

(verb) deprive somebody of something by deceit; “The con-man beat me out of $50”; “This salesman ripped us off!”; “we were cheated by their clever-sounding scheme”; “They chiseled me out of my money”

cheat, chisel

(verb) engage in deceitful behavior; practice trickery or fraud; “Who’s chiseling on the side?”

Source: WordNet® 3.1

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Verb

chiselling

(British) present participle of chisel

Noun

chiselling (plural chisellings)

A piece of work produced using a chisel.

Source: Wiktionary

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CHISEL

Chis"el, n. Etym: [OF. chisel, F. ciseau, fr. LL. cisellus, prob. for caesellus, fr. L. caesus, p. p. of caedere to cut. Cf. Scissors.]

Definition: A tool with a cutting edge on one end of a metal blade, used in dressing, shaping, or working in timber, stone, metal, etc.; -- usually driven by a mallet or hammer. Cold chisel. See under Cold, a.

Chis"el, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Chiseled, or Chiselled (p. pr. & vb. n. Chiseling, or Chiselling.] Etym: [Cf. F. ciseler.]

1. To cut, pare, gouge, or engrave with a chisel; as, to chisel a block of marble into a statue.

2. To cut close, as in a bargain; to cheat. [Slang]

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition

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