adze

[ adz ]

/ ædz /

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

a variant of adz.

Words nearby adze

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

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Example sentences from the Web for adze

He made what is called an adze-handled hammer, the head being attached to the handle after the manner of an adze.
Captains of Industry|James Parton
One of them, described as an "adze," was exhibited by Captain Duff, who wrote that there was no stone like it in its neighborhood.
The Book of the Damned|Charles Fort
I am a carpenter to trade, as was St Joseph of old; and I handle the hatchet and adze, for your benefit.
Economic Sophisms|Frederic Bastiat
Chipping it with an adze, and boring it with an augur, to ascertain its quality.
The Sailor's Word-Book|William Henry Smyth

Within, there were seats with kneeling-planks, hewed out of hard wood and still bearing the marks of the adze.
White Shadows in the South Seas|Frederick O'Brien

British Dictionary definitions for adze

adze

US adz

/ (ædz) /

noun

a heavy hand tool with a steel cutting blade attached at right angles to a wooden handle, used for dressing timber

Word Origin for adze

Old English adesa

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单词	adze
释义	adze [ adz ] / ædz / SEE SYNONYMS FOR adze ON THESAURUS.COM noun, verb (used with object), adzed, adz·ing. a variant of adz. Words nearby adze Adygei Republic, adynamia, adynamic ileus, adytum, adz, adze, Adzhar Autonomous Republic, adzuki, adzuki bean, ae, -aea Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for adze He made what is called an adze-handled hammer, the head being attached to the handle after the manner of an adze. Captains of Industry\|James Parton One of them, described as an "adze," was exhibited by Captain Duff, who wrote that there was no stone like it in its neighborhood. The Book of the Damned\|Charles Fort I am a carpenter to trade, as was St Joseph of old; and I handle the hatchet and adze, for your benefit. Economic Sophisms\|Frederic Bastiat Chipping it with an adze, and boring it with an augur, to ascertain its quality. The Sailor's Word-Book\|William Henry Smyth Within, there were seats with kneeling-planks, hewed out of hard wood and still bearing the marks of the adze. White Shadows in the South Seas\|Frederick O'Brien British Dictionary definitions for adze adze US adz / (ædz) / noun a heavy hand tool with a steel cutting blade attached at right angles to a wooden handle, used for dressing timber Word Origin for adze Old English adesa Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to adze blade, knife, gouge, edge
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adze

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

Words nearby adze

Example sentences from the Web for adze

British Dictionary definitions for adze

US adz

noun

Word Origin for adze

Words related to adze