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Chisel Jump Metal Sharp End It’s Clear Whispered

word chisel
sentence “It’s all clear,” he whispered. “Have you the chisel and the bags? Great Scott! Jump, Archie, jump, and I’ll swing for it!”
Sherlock Holmes had sprung out and seized the intruder by the collar.
definition [noun]
A cutting tool consisting of a slim, oblong block of metal with a sharp wedge or bevel formed on one end. It may be provided with a handle at the other end. It is used to remove parts of stone, wood or metal by placing the sharp edge against the material to be cut and pushing or pounding the other end with a hammer or mallet.
[verb]
1. (intransitive) To use a chisel.
2. (transitive) To work something with a chisel.
3. (intransitive, informal) To cheat, to get something by cheating.

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