Dechsel — meaning in English

English meaning

• adze noun A hand tool for shaping wood, whose arched blade is mounted across the end of the handle rather than in line with it.
• mattock noun A farming tool like a pickaxe, with its blade set at a right angle to the handle.

Senses

Dechsel is used for these senses in English:

• adze A cutting tool that has a curved blade set at a right angle to the handle and is used in shaping wood.
• mattock An agricultural tool whose blades are at right angles to the body, similar to a pickaxe.

adze — full definition

1. noun A hand tool for shaping wood, whose arched blade is mounted across the end of the handle rather than in line with it.
2. verb To shape wood or another material using an adze.

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