adze
11adze — Ko i (see Haw. Eng. entry and entries that follow it), lipi (for various kinds, see Haw. Eng. entry). Also: kūpā, kūpā ai ke e, lopu, pākīkō, iwiole, kīkoni, ko i paukūkū, nao maka lua, olopū. ♦ To make adzes, kāko i. ♦ Adze headed, po… …
12adze — /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… …
13adze — [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 …
14adze — /ædz / (say adz) noun 1. a heavy chisel like steel tool fastened at right angles to a wooden handle, used to dress timber, etc. –verb (t) 2. to carve out using an adze. Also, US, adz. {Middle English adese, Old English adesa} …
15adze — n. & v. (US adz) n. a tool for cutting away the surface of wood, like an axe with an arched blade at right angles to the handle. v.tr. dress or cut with an adze. Etymology: OE adesa …
16Adze (folklore) — The adze of folklore is a vampiric being described in tales of the Ewe people of Ghana and Togo. It has the form of a firefly, though will transform into human shape if captured. It feeds on coconut water, palm oil and blood. It hunts… …
17adze — also adz noun Etymology: Middle English adse, from Old English adesa Date: before 12th century a cutting tool that has a thin arched blade set at right angles to the handle and is used chiefly for shaping wood …
18Adze — [addice]. Her. An axe …
19adze — adds …
20adze — ædz n. sharp tool used to roughly cut and shape wood …
