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chisel

/ˈt͡ʃɪzəl/ noun C2
  1. Gravel. (uncountable)
  2. Coarse flour; bran; the coarser part of bran or flour. (uncountable)

Plural chisels

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And that is a chisel, both handle and blade,
A Child's Garden of Verses, p. 16 · C1
Bring with you a jemmy, a dark lantern, a chisel, and a revolver.—S.H.
Sherlock Holmes: The Bruce-Partington Plans, p. 27 · B2
Holmes pried it open with his chisel.
Sherlock Holmes: The Bruce-Partington Plans, p. 32 · B2
“Have you the chisel and the bags?
The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes, p. 29 · B2

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