RIPPING CHISEL

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 I. (noun) 

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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