chisel

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chisel sing (pl.: chisels)

  1. cesello
  2. (araldica) cesello, bulino

chisel (vai alla coniugazione) (3ª persona sing. presente chisels, participio presente chiseling, passato semplice chiseled o chiselled, participio passato chiseled o chiselled)

  1. cesellare, scolpire con il cesello
  2. (familiare), (gergale) imbrogliare, ingannare, truffare

IPA: /ˈtʃɪzl/ Ascolta la pronuncia :

dal latino cesellum; come termine gergale per "truffare" risale agli inizi del XIX secolo ed è di origine ignota