Meaning adze
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adzealso adz, "cutting tool resembling an axe, but with a curved blade at a right-angle to the handle, used for dressing timber," 18c. spelling modification of ads, addes, from Middle English ad [..]
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adzehand tool with a long, sharp blade, used for carving.
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adzeLong-handled tools with a curved blade set perpendicular to the handle; used for dressing lumber.
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adze(n) an edge tool used to cut and shape wood
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adzeAn axe-like tool used for cutting.
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adzeA shipwright's tool, similar to an axe, used for shaping and dressing wood. It was different from an axe in that it had a long slender curved blade set at a right angle to the handle.
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adzeA carpenter's or cooper's tool, formed with a thin arching blade set at right angles to the handle. It is used for chipping or slicing away the surface of wood. Origin: OE. Adese, adis, adse, AS. Adesa, adese, ax, hatchet. (01 Mar 1998)
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