chopping bit

chopping bit

[′chäp·iŋ ‚bit]
(mechanical engineering)
A steel bit with a chisel-shaped cutting edge, attached to a string of drill rods to break up, by impact, boulders, hardpan, and a lost core in a drill hole. Also known as chisel bit.
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