ETYM Old Eng. adese, adis, adse, AS. adesa, adese, ax, hatchet.
Usage US.
A hatchetlike tool, with its blade set perpendicularly to its handle, used to cut and shape wood; SYN. adze.

Axe with rounded blade set at right angles to handle.
A cutting tool that has a thin arched blade set at right angles to the handle and is used chiefly for shaping wood