Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun In carpentry, a strong chisel used in making mortises.
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Examples
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For this purpose a mortise-chisel, Fig. 68, p. 54, is desirable.
Handwork in Wood William Noyes
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The _mortise-chisel_, Fig. 68, is made abnormally thick to give the stiffness necessary for levering the waste out of mortises.
Handwork in Wood William Noyes
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With a saw and a mortise-chisel, a saddle of the pattern shown in fig. 3 would be easy to make.
The Art of Travel Shifts and Contrivances Available in Wild Countries Francis Galton 1866
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That appeared to offer a difficulty, as great as the absence of an auger or a mortise-chisel.
The Cliff Climbers A Sequel to "The Plant Hunters" Mayne Reid 1850
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a mortise-chisel, a strong gouge, a couple of medium-sized gimlets, a few awls, a small Turkey-hone, and a whetstone.
The Art of Travel Shifts and Contrivances Available in Wild Countries Francis Galton 1866
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