Definition of "adz"

adz

noun
plural adzes
1. (chiefly US) Alternative spelling of adze
  Quotations
  The adz is used in reducing the camphor tree to chips, which can be placed into retorts for the distillation process (see illustration on the next page).
  March 1920, Alice Ballantine Kirjassoff, “FORMOSA THE BEAUTIFUL”, in National Geographic Magazine‎, page 267
verb
third-person singular simple present adzes, present participle adzing, simple past and past participle adzed
1. (chiefly US) Alternative spelling of adze