adze
From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary EnglishRelated topics: Toolsadzeadze, adz /ædz/ noun [countable] TZa sharp tool with the blade at a right angle to the handle, used to shape woodExamples from the Corpusadze• If an adze was used, smaller trees might have been more practical so that one finished square might be one round long.• We came to a stream and crossed it on a tree trunk some one had flattened with an adze.• When a new site is chosen for cultivation, the undergrowth is removed, and later the trees, with an adze.Origin adze Old English adesa