adz
/ædz/
verb
- To shape or dress (wood) with an adz.
- He adzed the surface to remove the rough bark.
- They learned to adz timber for traditional boat building.
- The artisan adzed the log until it was perfectly rounded.
noun
- A tool similar to an axe, with a curved blade set at a right angle to the handle, used for shaping wood.
- In the workshop, an old adz hung on the wall next to other hand tools.
- He carefully swung the adz to smooth the surface of the beam.
- The carpenter used an adz to hollow out the wooden canoe.