chisel

n. [ OF. chisel, F. ciseau, fr. LL. cisellus, prob. for caesellus, fr. L. caesus, p. p. of caedere to cut. Cf. Scissors. ] 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. [ 1913 Webster ]

Cold chisel. See under Cold, a. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Chiseled or Chiselled (&unr_;); p. pr. & vb. n. Chiseling, or Chiselling. ] [ Cf. F. ciseler. ] 1. To cut, pare, gouge, or engrave with a chisel; as, to chisel a block of marble into a statue. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. To cut close, as in a bargain; to cheat. [ Slang ] [ 1913 Webster ]