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beitelen — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • chisel noun A hand tool with a sharp flat edge, used to cut or shape wood, stone, or metal.

Senses

beitelen is used for these senses in English:

  • chisel (intransitive) To use a chisel.

chisel — full definition

  1. noun A hand tool with a sharp flat edge, used to cut or shape wood, stone, or metal.
  2. verb To carve or shape material using a chisel.
  3. verb Informal: to cheat or trick someone out of something, or to gradually erode something.

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