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• adz — /adz/, n. 1. an axlike tool, for dressing timbers roughly, with a curved, chisellike steel head mounted at a right angle to the wooden handle. v.t. 2. to dress or shape (wood) with an adz. Also, adze. [bef. 900; ME ad(e)se, OE adesa; *ad es , of… …   Universalium

• adz — or adze [adz] n. [ME adis, adse < OE adesa, adz, ax] an axlike tool for trimming and smoothing wood, etc., with a curved blade at right angles to the handle …   English World dictionary

• Adz — Adz, Adze Adze, 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… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• adz — [ ædz ] noun count a tool used for shaping or cutting wood. It has a sharp blade at an angle of 90 degrees to the handle …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

• adz(e) —   n. axe with rounded blade set at right angles to handle …   Dictionary of difficult words

• Kelly tool — Not to be confused with K tool. The Kelly tool is a tool used in fire and rescue service for forcible entry and other prying and striking tasks. The predecessor of the Halligan bar, it has largely been superseded by the latter, but still sees… …   Wikipedia

• adze — /adz/, n., v.t., adzed, adzing. adz. * * * or adz Hand tool for shaping wood. A handheld stone chipped to form a blade, it is one of the earliest tools, and was used widely in the Paleolithic and Neolithic periods. By Egyptian times, it had… …   Universalium

• adze — [adz] (US adz) noun a tool similar to an axe, with an arched blade at right angles to the handle. verb (adz, adzing, adzed) cut with an adze. Origin OE adesa, of unknown origin …   English new terms dictionary

• Adze — Adz Adz, Adze Adze, 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… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• hand tool — any tool or implement designed for manual operation. * * * Introduction  any of the implements used by craftsmen in manual operations, such as chopping, chiseling, sawing, filing, or forging. Complementary tools, often needed as auxiliaries to… …   Universalium

• Stone Age — the period in the history of humankind, preceding the Bronze Age and the Iron Age, and marked by the use of stone implements and weapons: subdivided into the Paleolithic, Mesolithic, and Neolithic periods. [1860 65] * * * First known period of… …   Universalium