Cope-chisel

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• Cope

  ·vi To exchange or barter. II. Cope ·noun A covering for the head. III. Cope ·vt To pare the beak ...

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• cope

  1) to cope or coup, to chop or exchange, used by the coasters of Norfolk and Suffolk, and also Yorks...

  A glossary of provincial and local words used in England by Francis Grose

• cope

  An old English word for cape. ...

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• Chisel

  ·vt To cut close, as in a bargain; to <<Cheat>>. II. Chisel ·vt To cut, pare, gouge, or engrave wit...

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• to chisel

  To cheat; the same as to gouge. A Western word. ...

  Dictionary of American Words And Phrases by John Russell Bartlett.

• chisel

  A well-known edged tool for cutting away wood, iron, &c. ...

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• gain-cope

  to go cross a field the nearest way, to meet with something. S. ...

  A glossary of provincial and local words used in England by Francis Grose

• Firmer-chisel

  ·noun A chisel, thin in proportion to its width. It has a tang to enter the handle instead of a sock...

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• Set chisel

  ·add. ·- A kind of chisel or punch, variously shaped, with a broad flat end, used for stripping off ...

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• full chisel

  At full speed. A modern New England vulgarism. Oh yes, sir, I'll get you my master's seal in a minu...

  Dictionary of American Words And Phrases by John Russell Bartlett.

• cold-chisel

  A stout chisel made of steel, used for cutting iron when it is cold. ...

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• ice-chisel

  A large socket-chisel into which a pole is inserted, used to cut holes in the ice. ...

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