mortise chisel

noun

1. framing chisel.

Word History and Origins

Origin of mortise chisel¹

First recorded in 1670–80

Example Sentences

The implements necessary for each man are a belt axe, an ordinary socket mortise chisel one and a quarter inch broad.

From Project Gutenberg

Edge tools are the firmer chisel, the mortise chisel, the socket chisel, the gouge, the hatchet, the adze, the drawing knife.

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A new mortise chisel, wrapped in a piece of brown paper, lay on a shelf in the room.

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