CHISEL

I. noun Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo-French *~, cisel, from Vulgar Latin *cisellum, alteration of caesellum, from Latin caesus, past participle of caedere to cut Date: 14th century a metal tool with a sharpened edge at one end used to chip, carve, or cut into a solid material (as wood, stone, or metal), II. verb (-eled or -elled; -eling or ~ling) Date: 1509 transitive verb to cut or work with or as if with a ~, to employ shrewd or unfair practices on in order to obtain one's end, intransitive verb to work with or as if with a ~, 2. to employ shrewd or unfair practices, to thrust oneself ; intrude , ~er or ~ler noun