Meaning
A cutting tool that has a curved blade set at a right angle to the handle and is used in shaping wood.
Etymology
Origin: Old English
From Middle English adse, adese, from Old English adesa, eadesa (compare the oldest forms: adosa, adosan), assumed from Proto-Germanic *adisô, from Proto-Indo-European *h₃edʰḗs (compare Hittite [script needed] (atešša, “axe, hatchet”)).
Synonyms & Antonyms
Synonyms
adz
NYT Puzzle Appearances
Accepted in 2 recorded puzzles: