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WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005)

n
1: an edge tool used to cut and shape wood [syn: adz, adze]

Merriam Webster's

also adz noun Etymology: Middle English adse, from Old English adesa Date: before 12th century a cutting tool that has a thin arched blade set at right angles to the handle and is used chiefly for shaping wood

Oxford Reference Dictionary

n. & v. (US adz) --n. a tool for cutting away the surface of wood, like an axe with an arched blade at right angles to the handle. --v.tr. dress or cut with an adze. Etymology: OE adesa

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Adz Adz, Adze Adze, n. [OE. adese, adis, adse, AS. adesa, adese, ax, hatchet.] A 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.

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