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Cold chisel. See under Cold,
a.

Chis"el, v. t. [imp. & p.
p. Chiseled (?), or Chiselled (&?;);
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.

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

Chis"leu (?), n. [Heb.] The
ninth month of the Jewish ecclesiastical year, answering to a
part of November with a part of December.

Chis"ley (ch&ibreve;z"l&ybreve;),
a. [AS. ceosel gravel or sand. Cf.
Chessom.] Having a large admixture of small pebbles
or gravel; -- said of a soil. Gardner.

Chit (ch&ibreve;t), n. [Cf. AS.
cīð shoot, sprig, from the same root as
cīnan to yawn.


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