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adze
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[ adz ]
/ ædz /
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noun
an axlike tool, for dressing timbers roughly, with a curved, chisel-like steel head mounted at a right angle to the wooden handle.
verb (used with object), adzed, adz·ing.
to dress or shape (wood) with an adze.
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Origin of adze
First recorded before 900; Middle English ad(e)se, Old English adesa; of obscure origin
Words nearby adze
Adygei, Adygei Republic, adynamia, adytum, adz, adze, Adzhar Autonomous Republic, adzuki, adzuki bean, ae, -aea
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British Dictionary definitions for adze
adze
US adz
/ (ædz) /
noun
a heavy hand tool with a steel cutting blade attached at right angles to a wooden handle, used for dressing timber
Word Origin for adze
Old English adesa
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