Stemmeisen

cold chisel

noun SHTEM-y-zen Rare

Also means

masonry chisel

Usage Note

Stemmeisen is a hardened steel chisel driven by a hammer to cut slots in masonry or concrete for cables, pipes, and mounting boxes; wider variants are called Breitmeißel.

Examples

"Der Elektriker stemmt mit Stemmeisen und Hammer eine Kabelnut in die Wand."

Natural Translation

The electrician chases a cable duct into the wall with chisel and hammer.

Literal Translation

The electrician chases with cold-chisel and hammer a cable-groove into the wall.

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