a triangular piece of wood, metal, or other material used for splitting, securing, or tightening
Old English wecg, from Proto-Germanic *wagjaz, related to Latin cuneus meaning 'wedge'
The wedge is one of the six classical simple machines, and it's basically an inclined plane that moves! Ancient Egyptians used wooden wedges to split stone blocks for the pyramids.
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