2. Verb. (third-person singular of adze) ¹
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Definition of Adzes
1. adze [n] - See also: adze
Lexicographical Neighbors of Adzes
Literary usage of Adzes
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Archaeological Collection of the United States National Museum by Charles Rau (1876)
"Certain CHISELS, GOUGES AND adzes (£). gouge-like tools (with or without concavities
... There are in the collection other adzes from the Northwest Coast, ..."
2. Stone Implements and Stone Work of the Ancient Hawaiians by William Tufts Brigham (1902)
"... of Axe and adzes 76 Hawaiian adzes 77 Hawaiian adzes 78 Adze with angular
blade 79 Hawaiian adzes 80 Hawaiian adzes 81 Solomon islands adzes 84 Solomon ..."
3. Notes by a Naturalist: An Account of Observations Made During the Voyage of by Henry Nottidge Moseley (1892)
"Excursion to Livoni. Fijian Convicts. Log Drum. Native Hairdressing. Kaava Drinking.
Buying Stone adzes. Excursion to Mbau Island. Structure of the Island. ..."
4. The Merchants' Magazine and Commercial Review by Isaac Smith Homans, William Buck Dana (1840)
"Sickles, same as adzes. Silk, all manufactures of, or of which silk shall ...
Spades, iron or steel, same as adzes. Spectacles, gold or silver mounted, 121; ..."
5. Merchants' Magazine and Commercial Review by William B. Dana (1840)
"Saddlery, plated, brass, and polished steel, same as adzes ; common tinned and
japanned of all descriptions, 10 per ct. Saddles, 26 per ct. Saffron, free. ..."
6. The New Zealanders by George Lillie Craik (1830)
"In the museum of the Church Missionary Society there are adzes, the handle of
one of which is formed of the bone of a human arm, and another of that of a ..."
7. American Almanac and Repository of Useful Knowledge edited by Jared Sparks, Francis Bowen, George Partridge Sanger (1833)
"Reaping hooks, same as adzes. Sell lead, 4 cents a pound. ... Shovels, of iron
or steel, same as adzes. Shovels and tongs, 26 per cent. ..."
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