adze
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noun \ˈadz\Definition of ADZE
: a cutting tool that has a thin arched blade set at right angles to the handle and is used chiefly for shaping wood
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adze also adz \ˈadz\
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Origin of ADZE
Middle English adse, from Old English adesa
First Known Use: before 12th century
adze
noun (Concise Encyclopedia)Hand tool for shaping wood. A handheld stone chipped to form a blade, it is one of the earliest tools, and was used widely in the Paleolithic and Neolithic periods. By Egyptian times, it had acquired a wooden haft (handle) with a copper or bronze blade set flat at the top of the haft to form a T. In this form but with a steel blade, it continued to be the prime hand tool for shaping and trimming wood; the carpenter stands on or astride a log or other piece of timber, swinging the adze like a pick, down and between the legs.
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