cold chisel

cold chisel

a toughened steel chisel

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cold chisel

[′kōld ‚chiz·əl]

(design engineering)

A chisel specifically designed to cut or chip cold metal; made of specially tempered tool steel machined into various cutting edges. Also known as cold cutter.

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cold chisel

cold chisel

A chisel with a cutting edge formed of tempered steel; used for cutting metal which has not been softened by heating.

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