hatchet or adze

  • 1adze — (n.) also adz, M.E. adese, adse, from O.E. adesa adze, hatchet, of unknown origin, perhaps somehow related to O.Fr. aisse, L. ascia axe (see AX (Cf. ax)). Spelling with z is from 18c. Adze has been monosyllabic only since the seventeenth century …

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  • 2Adze — 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… …

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  • 3Helve — Helve, n. [OE. helve, helfe, AS. hielf, helf, hylf, cf. OHG. halb; and also E. halter, helm of a rudder.] 1. The handle of an ax, hatchet, or adze. [1913 Webster] 2. (Iron Working) (a) The lever at the end of which is the hammer head, in a forge… …

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  • 4зимняя первичная пробковая кора, снятая топором или теслом — Первичная пробковая кора, обычно получаемая путем снятия ее в результате рубки топором или теслом или путем механического снятия вдоль осей ветвей, при этом часть внутреннего луба и/или одревесневшей ткани остается нетронутой (А.5, приложение А) …

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  • 5Mattock — A cutter mattock, embedded in a lawn A mattock is a versatile hand tool, used for digging and chopping, similar to the pickaxe. It has a long handle, and a stout head, which combines an axe blade and an adze (cutter mattock) or a pick and an adze …

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  • 6Adz — 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

  • 7Axe — The axe, or ax, is an implement that has been used for millennia to shape, split and cut wood, harvest timber, as a weapon and a ceremonial or heraldic symbol. The axe has many forms and specialized uses but generally consists of an axe head with …

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  • 8Sharpness — (Roget s Thesaurus) < N PARAG:Sharpness >N GRP: N 1 Sgm: N 1 sharpness sharpness &c. >Adj. Sgm: N 1 acuity acuity acumination Sgm: N 1 spinosity spinosity GRP: N 2 Sgm: N 2 point point spike …

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  • 9Utility knife — Boxcutter and box cutter redirect here. For the electronic music artist, see Boxcutter (musician). For season four premiere of Breaking Bad, see Box Cutter (Breaking Bad). A utility knife is a knife used for general or utility purposes.[1] The… …

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  • 10Machete — For other uses, see Machete (disambiguation). Older machete from Latin America The machete (   …

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