( BrE ) ( US adz ) / ædz; NAmE / noun
a heavy tool with a curved blade at right angles to the handle, used for cutting or shaping large pieces of wood
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WORD ORIGIN
Old English adesa , of unknown origin.
( BrE ) ( US adz ) / ædz; NAmE / noun
a heavy tool with a curved blade at right angles to the handle, used for cutting or shaping large pieces of wood
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WORD ORIGIN
Old English adesa , of unknown origin.
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary. Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне. 2005