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Noun: ripping chisel  'ri-ping'chi-zul
  1. A long chisel with a slightly bent cutting end; used for heavy prying or cleaning mortises
    "The carpenter reached for his ripping chisel to clean out the deep mortise"

Derived forms: ripping chisels

Type of: chisel

Part of: ripping bar