chisel DCHP-1 (pre-1967)
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See 1941 quote.
See also: trenching
- 1907  If the lake has drained a foot or two since the ice took it is useless to attempt to chisel, as the beaver can go ashore under the ice anywhere and breathe.
- 1941  Chiselling Beaver. A method of impounding beaver under the ice and spearing them alive.