adz Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun an edge tool used to cut and shape wood
    adze.

WordNet

Adz, Adze noun (Also<
  • Adz
  • Adze
)
Etymology
OE. adese, adis, adse, AS. adesa, adese, ax, hatchet.
Definitions
  1. 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.
Adz transitive verb
Definitions
  1. To cut with an adz. R. Carlyle.

Webster 1913