Adze

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  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.
     [1913 Webster]



From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  adze
       n : an edge tool used to cut and shape wood [syn: {adz}]