Adze vs. Pickaxe — What's the Difference?
Difference Between Adze and Pickaxe
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Adze
An adze (; alternative spelling: adz) is an ancient and versatile cutting tool similar to an axe but with the cutting edge perpendicular to the handle rather than parallel. They have been used since the Stone Age.
Pickaxe
A pickaxe, pick-axe, or pick is a generally T-shaped hand tool used for prying. Its head is typically metal, attached perpendicularly to a longer handle, traditionally made of wood, occasionally metal, and increasingly fiberglass.
Adze
An axelike tool with a curved blade at right angles to the handle, used for shaping wood.
Pickaxe
Another term for pick (sense 1)
Adze
A cutting tool that has a curved blade set at a right angle to the handle and is used in shaping wood.
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Pickaxe
Break or strike with a pickaxe.
Adze
To shape a material using an adze.
Pickaxe
A pick, especially with one end of the head pointed and the other end with a chisel edge for cutting through roots.
Adze
An edge tool used to cut and shape wood
Pickaxe
To use a pickaxe.
Pickaxe
To use a pickaxe on.
Pickaxe
A heavy iron tool with a wooden handle; one end of the head is pointed, the other has a chisel edge.
Pickaxe
To use a pickaxe.
Pickaxe
A heavy iron tool with a wooden handle and a curved head that is pointed on both ends;
They used picks and sledges to break the rocks
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