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chisel

[chiz-uhl] / ˈtʃɪz əl /
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Hard-living Aussie rock band Cold Chisel once had to postpone a show in Melbourne after guitarist Ian Moss was attacked by his family cat.

From BBC • Mar. 13, 2026

As Chisel dashed through a zigzag performance of “The Unthinkable Is True,” at least five of my major muscle groups decided they were 17 years old.

From Washington Post • Feb. 23, 2023

The new multiplayer game he had created with his development studio, Hammer & Chisel, was not catching on.

From New York Times • Dec. 29, 2021

Architecture and music fans alike will appreciate Chisel & Mouse’s architectural model of the iconic Capitol Records building in Los Angeles.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 3, 2017

It now came out that Chisel was still ashore, and absent without leave, and many thought he would not come out of it with anything less than a general court martial.

From The Life of a Celebrated Buccaneer A Page of Past History for the Use of the Children of To-day by Clynton, Richard




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