| 单词 | adze handle |
| 释义 | > as lemmasadze handle C1. General attributive, as adze blade, adze handle, etc. ΚΠ 1774 Town & Country Mag. Aug. 425/2 The adze blade is extremely tough, but not very hard. 1842 Voy. Capt. Cook I. 95 (caption) Toothed Adze-head. 1844 C. Wilkes Narr. U.S. Exploring Exped. I. 332 Their adzes..were formed of the tridachna or cassis shell, lashed on a handle somewhat resembling our adze-handles. 1896 Proc. & Trans. Nova Scotian Inst. Sci. 9 44 The thongs which bound it to an adze-haft. 1912 C. Wissler N. Amer. Indians of Plains 58 The adze tool used in dressing buffalo skins. 1964 Arctic Anthropol. 2 145/2 Also of interest are the models of kayaks.., adz handles and clay pots, all of walrus ivory, found in various graves. 2003 Sci. News 12 Apr. 234/2 The experts—who had passed through apprenticeships of 5 to 10 years—made a different breed of adze blades than novices did. < as lemmas |
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