adze
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Maybe the hero would lead a coup against the ruling Mansa, but be possessed by an Adze, or firefly spirit, telling him to turn back.
From The Verge • Dec. 13, 2015
He will prevent any further attempt being made to get that axe out of the fo’c’s’le—if it is there, as Adze says.”
From The White Squall A Story of the Sargasso Sea by Schonberg, J.
“All right, Adze, I don’t doubt your word,” said the captain apologetically; “but the shark has put an embargo on it now at any rate.”
From The White Squall A Story of the Sargasso Sea by Schonberg, J.
Presently, Adze called out that he had made the pumps act at last.
From The White Squall A Story of the Sargasso Sea by Schonberg, J.
Some have nicknames, as "the Turret," "the Adze," "Boiling Rice," and "the Mountain Bath."
From Noto: an Unexplained Corner of Japan by Lowell, Percival
Vocabulary lists containing adze
"The Odyssey," Vocabulary from Part 1 of the epic poem
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The Odyssey
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"The Odyssey" by Homer (Part One)
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