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adze  

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  • A cutting tool, similar to an ax, in which the blade is set at right angles to the handle or haft. One of the earliest tools, it was widely distribute in Stone Age cultures in the form of a handheld stone chipped to form a blade.

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  • Kipfer, B. A. Dictionary of Artifacts 2007. Blackwell Publishing, Oxford.p.5

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