Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Adz \Adz\, Adze \Adze\, n. [OE. adese, adis, adse, AS. 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.

Source : WordNet®

adze
     n : an edge tool used to cut and shape wood [syn: {adz}]