Adzed
/ædzd/noun
Cut, shaped, or smoothed with an adze.
Did you know?Adzes are among humanity’s oldest woodworking tools, and their distinctive sideways blade made them ideal for hollowing canoes, shaping beams, and carving ritual objects.
Etymological Timeline
Proto-Indo-European
PIE
*ak-
“Sharp or pointed; a proposed deep root associated with cutting tools and sharpness”
Proto-Germanic
PGmc
*atasijō
“A cutting or shaping tool; the reconstructed ancestor of the Germanic adze word”
Old English
OE
adesa
“An adze, a tool for cutting and shaping wood”
Middle English
ME
adse
“An adze; a woodworking blade”
Modern English
English
adze
“A tool with a curved blade set at a right angle to its handle”
Modern English
English
adzed
“Cut or shaped using an adze”