adze

adze

or adz (ădz)

An axelike tool with a curved blade at right angles to the handle, used for shaping wood.

[Middle English adese, from Old English adesa.]

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adz

or adze

(ædz)

n.

1. an axlike tool for dressing timbers roughly, with a curved chisellike steel head mounted at a right angle to the handle.

v.t.

2. to dress or shape (wood) with an adz.

[before 900; Middle English ad(e)se, Old English adesa]

ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:

Noun

adz - an edge tool used to cut and shape wood

adze

edge tool - any cutting tool with a sharp cutting edge (as a chisel or knife or plane or gouge)

Translations

adz(e)

n → Dechsel f

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