adz

or adze

[ adz ]

/ ædz /

SEE SYNONYMS FOR adz ON THESAURUS.COM

noun

an axlike tool, for dressing timbers roughly, with a curved, chisellike steel head mounted at a right angle to the wooden handle.

verb (used with object), adzed, adz·ing.

to dress or shape (wood) with an adz.

Origin of adz

First recorded before 900; Middle English ad(e)se, Old English adesa; (unattested) ad-es-, of obscure origin, appears to be formed like ax, and might by association with the latter have lost unattested w-; if so, from unattested Germanic wad-, cognate with Lithuanian vedegà “adz”

WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH adz

adds, ads, adz

Words nearby adz

Adygei, Adygei Republic, adynamia, adynamic ileus, adytum, adz, adze, Adzhar Autonomous Republic, adzuki, adzuki bean, ae

Example sentences from the Web for adz

It was a dugout or canoe, made by hollowing with axe and adz a section of a cucumber tree.
A Dream of Empire|William Henry Venable
Inside of ten minutes he was chuckling over the awkward efforts of one scout to handle an adz and showing him the proper method.
Under Boy Scout Colors|Joseph Bushnell Ames
Adze, Adz, adz, n. a carpenter's tool consisting of a thin arched blade with its edge at right angles to the handle.
Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 1 of 4: A-D)|Various
At such times he made what was in the nature of a spring for the door, explaining later that he had been to sharpen his adz.
Dwellers in Arcady|Albert Bigelow Paine

From this fête he returned eagerly to his work, with saw, hammer and adz, at Zaandam.
The Empire of Russia|John S. C. Abbott

单词	adz
释义	adz or adze [ adz ] / ædz / SEE SYNONYMS FOR adz ON THESAURUS.COM noun an axlike tool, for dressing timbers roughly, with a curved, chisellike steel head mounted at a right angle to the wooden handle. verb (used with object), adzed, adz·ing. to dress or shape (wood) with an adz. Origin of adz First recorded before 900; Middle English ad(e)se, Old English adesa; (unattested) ad-es-, of obscure origin, appears to be formed like ax, and might by association with the latter have lost unattested w-; if so, from unattested Germanic wad-, cognate with Lithuanian vedegà “adz” WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH adz adds, ads, adz Words nearby adz Adygei, Adygei Republic, adynamia, adynamic ileus, adytum, adz, adze, Adzhar Autonomous Republic, adzuki, adzuki bean, ae Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for adz It was a dugout or canoe, made by hollowing with axe and adz a section of a cucumber tree. A Dream of Empire\|William Henry Venable Inside of ten minutes he was chuckling over the awkward efforts of one scout to handle an adz and showing him the proper method. Under Boy Scout Colors\|Joseph Bushnell Ames Adze, Adz, adz, n. a carpenter's tool consisting of a thin arched blade with its edge at right angles to the handle. Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 1 of 4: A-D)\|Various At such times he made what was in the nature of a spring for the door, explaining later that he had been to sharpen his adz. Dwellers in Arcady\|Albert Bigelow Paine From this fête he returned eagerly to his work, with saw, hammer and adz, at Zaandam. The Empire of Russia\|John S. C. Abbott Words related to adz hatchet, chopper, tomahawk
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