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chisel
noun
verb
An edge tool with a flat steel blade with a cutting edge
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noun
An edge tool with a flat steel blade with a cutting edge
verb
Carve with a chisel
“Chisel the marble”
verb
Deprive somebody of something by deceit
“The con-man beat me out of $50”
verb
Engage in deceitful behavior; practice trickery or fraud
“Who's chiseling on the side?”
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Chisel the marble
The con-man beat me out of $50
This salesman ripped us off!
We were cheated by their clever-sounding scheme
They chiseled me out of my money
Who's chiseling on the side?
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