Hypertext Webster Gateway: "adz"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
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.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Adz \Adz\, v. t.
To cut with an adz. [R.] --Carlyle.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
adz
n : an edge tool used to cut and shape wood [syn: {adze}]
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