splitting adze

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noun

a heavy stone tool used by prehistoric peoples in northwestern North America and northeastern Asia.

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Also called splitting adz .

Origin of splitting adze

First recorded in 1945–50

Again, the difference can seem subtle and sound more like splitting hairs, but the difference is important.
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Fumbleroooohski…'” (39) “'Look at me, ungh, splitting my own seam, oohh… going deep.
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When it came to shooting the famous parting of the Red Sea, Ridley Scott elected to show a tsunami splitting the waters.
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Was it a classic case of vote splitting between the four actors or ARE THE EMMYS HOMOPHOBIC???
The Biggest Emmys Snubs and Surprises: 'Modern Family,' McConaughey, and More|Kevin Fallon|August 26, 2014|DAILY BEAST

In the early 2000s, after splitting with his wife of 20 years, Stephenson began devoting more time to his interest in art.
Why eBay Is an Art Forger’s Paradise|Lizzie Crocker|August 19, 2014|DAILY BEAST
If they see us splitting the breeze down Lost River, they won't look for us to bob up from the opposite quarter to-morrow.
Raw Gold|Bertrand W. Sinclair
A small miner's pick is useful for cutting out, and splitting portions of slaty rocks; or for obtaining specimens of clays, etc.
Narrative of a Survey of the Intertropical and Western Coasts of Australia] [Volume 2 of 2]|Phillip Parker King
The poison of an infectious disease kills by splitting and destroying the nuclei of the body's cells.
Essays In Pastoral Medicine|Austin Malley
If you fasten it with stout tacks, it will be strong enough, and there will be no danger of splitting the wood of the ends.
Harper's Young People, November 30, 1880|Various
Rigid care has been taken to exclude such dramatic pieces which are fittingly described as "side-splitting farces."
Fifty Contemporary One-Act Plays|Various