Hypertext Webster Gateway: "adze"
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 WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
adze
n : an edge tool used to cut and shape wood [syn: {adz}]
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