An alternate or archaic spelling of adze or adze-like tool; a woodworking tool with a curved blade at right angles to the handle.
Variant of adze, from Old English 'adesa,' possibly related to Scandinavian languages. The spelling 'addice' appears in some Middle English texts as an alternative form.
Medieval carpenters used an addice to shape wood by pulling it toward them—the opposite of an axe—and the word's spelling variations show how tool names changed as English writing standardized.
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