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edge tool

n.

A tool, such as a chisel, that has a cutting edge.

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edge tool

n

(Engineering / Tools) a tool with one or more cutting edges

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edge tool - any cutting tool with a sharp cutting edge (as a chisel or knife or plane or gouge) adz, adze - an edge tool used to cut and shape wood ax, axe - an edge tool with a heavy bladed head mounted across a handle chisel - an edge tool with a flat steel blade with a cutting edge cutlery, cutting tool, cutter - a cutting implement; a tool for cutting gouge - and edge tool with a blade like a trough for cutting channels or grooves hand ax, hand axe - a stone tool with a cutting edge; the stone is held in the hand and used for chopping handgrip, handle, grip, hold - the appendage to an object that is designed to be held in order to use or move it; "he grabbed the hammer by the handle"; "it was an old briefcase but it still had a good grip" hob - a hard steel edge tool used to cut gears knife - edge tool used as a cutting instrument; has a pointed blade with a sharp edge and a handle knife edge, cutting edge - the sharp cutting side of the blade of a knife pickax, pickaxe, pick - a heavy iron tool with a wooden handle and a curved head that is pointed on both ends; "they used picks and sledges to break the rocks" carpenter's plane, woodworking plane, plane - a carpenter's hand tool with an adjustable blade for smoothing or shaping wood; "the cabinetmaker used a plane for the finish work" razor - edge tool used in shaving pair of scissors, scissors - an edge tool having two crossed pivoting blades scythe - an edge tool for cutting grass; has a long handle that must be held with both hands and a curved blade that moves parallel to the ground shear - a large edge tool that cuts sheet metal by passing a blade through it reap hook, reaping hook, sickle - an edge tool for cutting grass or crops; has a curved blade and a short handle wire cutter - an edge tool used in cutting wire