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adzes

adzes is the plural of adze.

adzes is the third-person singular simple present indicative of adze.

adzes is the third-person singular simple present indicative of adz.

Meaning of adze

Noun

adze (plural adzes)

  1. A cutting tool that has a curved blade set at a right angle to the handle and is used in shaping wood.
    • ...if I wanted a board, I had no other way but to cut down a tree, set it on an edge before me, and hew it flat on either side with my axe, till I brought it to be thin as a plank, and then dub it smooth with my adze.1719, Daniel Defoe, Robinson Crusoe

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Phrases with adzes

Questions about adzes

What is adzes the plural of?
Adzes is the plural of adze.

Words near adzes in the dictionary

  1. adzelike
  2. adzer
  3. Adzera
  4. Adzerma
  5. adzers
  6. adzes
  7. adzework
  8. Adzhar
  9. Adzhara
  10. Adzharia
  11. Adzharian

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