Dictionary of Phrase and Fable—C

Celt

A piece of stone, ground artificially into a wedge-like shape, with a cutting edge. Used, before the employment of bronze and iron, for knives, hatchets, and chisels.

Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894
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