Adze

Pronunciation

• enPR: ădz, IPA: /ædz/
• Rhymes: -ædz

Alternative forms

• adz (US)

Origin

From Old English adesa, of obscure origin.

Full definition of adze

Noun

1. A cutting tool that has a curved blade set at a right angle to the handle and is used in shaping wood.
• 1719, Daniel Defoe, :...if I wanted a board, I had no other way but to cut down a tree, set it on an edge before me, and hew it flat on either side with my axe, till I brought it to be thin as a plank, and then dub it smooth with my adze.

Verb

1. To shape a material using an adze.

Anagrams

• daze