escoplo

Definitions of escoplo
  1. noun
    an edge tool with a flat steel blade with a cutting edge
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    buril, punzón
    a chisel of tempered steel with a sharp point; used for engraving
    cortafrío, tajadera
    narrow chisel made of steel; used to cut stone or bricks
    cincel
    a stonemason's chisel with a broad edge for dressing stone
    formón
    a chisel for working wood; it is either struck with a mallet or pushed by hand
  2. noun
    a thin straight surgical knife used in dissection and surgery
    synonyms: bisturí, escalpelo, gubia
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