(a) A small, portable writing tablet made from a slab of wood or other hard material, often covered with wax in which the characters are incised; pl. a set of tablets, usu. tied or hinged together, a……

(a) An instrument or a tool, usu. of metal or wood, thick at one end and tapering to a narrow edge at the other, used to force apart two surfaces, split rock or wood, tighten a structure, etc., a……