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RIPPING CHISEL
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Dictionary entry overview: What does ripping chisel mean?
• RIPPING CHISEL (noun)
The noun RIPPING CHISEL has 1 sense:
1. a long chisel with a slightly bent cutting end; used for heavy prying or cleaning mortises
Familiarity information: RIPPING CHISEL used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A long chisel with a slightly bent cutting end; used for heavy prying or cleaning mortises
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("ripping chisel" is a kind of...):
chisel (an edge tool with a flat steel blade with a cutting edge)
Holonyms ("ripping chisel" is a part of...):
ripping bar (a steel lever with one end formed into a ripping chisel and the other a gooseneck with a claw for pulling nails)
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