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adze

edged, handled woodworking tool
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adze

Summary

adze ranks in the top 1% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,888 views/month).[1]

Key Facts

  • adze is a type of woodworking tool[2].
  • adze's Commons category is recorded as Adzes[3].
  • adze's described by source is recorded as Otto's encyclopedia[4].
  • adze's described by source is recorded as Meyers Konversations-Lexikon, 4th edition (1885–1890)[5].
  • adze's described by source is recorded as Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[6].
  • adze's different from is recorded as axe[7].

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Definition and Type

adze is a type of woodworking tool[2].

Why It Matters

adze ranks in the top 1% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,888 views/month).[1] adze has Wikipedia articles in 26 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[8] adze is known by 17 alternative names across languages and contexts.[9]

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Direct Wikidata claims

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Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [8] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [9] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 5w ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-28 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Described by source → Otto's encyclopedia, Meyers Konversations-Lexikon, 4th edition (1885–1890), Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition
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    Subclass of → woodworking tool
    + 2 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-update-qualifiers:1||1|2 */ [[Property:P8189]]: 987007293970705171, mv to monolingual text names on J9U statements"
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