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adz
WORDNET DICTIONARY
Noun adz has 1 sense
- adz(n = noun.artifact) adze - an edge tool used to cut and shape wood; Array is a kind of edge tool
CIDE DICTIONARY
adz, n. [OE. adese, adis, adse, AS. adesa, adese, ax, hatchet.].
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. [1913 Webster]
adz, v. t.
To cut with an adz. Carlyle. [1913 Webster]
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