Drove Chisel (Noun)
Meaning
A stonemason's chisel with a broad edge for dressing stone.
Classification
Nouns denoting man-made objects.
Examples
- The stonemason used a drove chisel to rough out the edges of the stone slab.
- The mason selected a drove chisel for removing excess material from the block of limestone.
- To dress the granite monument, the sculptor carefully wielded a drove chisel and mallet.
- With precise blows of his mallet on the drove chisel, the stonemason achieved a smooth finish on the marble façade.
- As the stone was quite hard, the stonemason needed a heavy-duty drove chisel to carve the desired design.