| 单词 | adze-eye |
| 释义 | > as lemmasadze-eye adze-eye n. chiefly U.S. a deep socket in the blade of a tool (esp. a hammer) into which the wooden handle is fitted; (originally and frequently attributive) of or designating a tool having such a fitting, esp. in adze-eye hammer. ΚΠ 1857 Daily Disp. (Richmond, Va.) 17 Apr. (advt.) Maydole's cast steel Adze Eye Hammers. 1865 Synopsis of Evid. 15 in Naval Gen. Court Martial (Charleston, Mass.) F. W. Smith v. One claw hammer... Jones's steel-faced and claw, adze eye. 1872 Sci. Amer. 25 May 357/2 (advt.) Manufacturers of the celebrated ‘Washoe’ Adze Eye Picks. 1910 E. G. Allen Man. Training Common School iv. 70 Hammers made with the adze-eye hold the handle better than does the hammer made without it. 1952 Winnipeg Free Press 1 Nov. 33/5 (advt.) 16 oz. Octagon head adze eye claw hammer. 1978 P. B. Kebabian Amer. Woodworking Tools iii. 45/1 David Maydole of Norwich, New York, who established his hammer manufactory in 1843, introduced the ‘adz-eye’ hammer. He extended the eye for an inch or so, providing a firmer support for the handle. 1998 S. Nagyszalanczy Art of Fine Tools (2000) 71 Maydole..never patented his design, though practically all hammers made since 1900 incorporate his adze-eye head. < as lemmas |
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