Adz
Adz ({not transcribed}) , noun
[Old English adese, adis, adse, Anglo-Saxon adesa, adese, ax, hatchet.]
A carpenter's or cooper's tool, formed with a thin arching blade set at right angles to the handle. It is used for chipping or slicing away the surface of wood.
Also: Adze
Adz , transitive verb
To cut with an adz. [Rare] — Carlyle