edge tool

Noun
  1. Any cutting tool with a sharp cutting edge (as a chisel or knife or plane or gouge) (synset 103269943)
    is a type of: cutlery, cutter, cutting tool - a cutting implement; a tool for cutting
    subtypes:
    • adz, adze - an edge tool used to cut and shape wood
    • ax, axe - an edge tool with a heavy bladed head mounted across a handle
    • chisel - an edge tool with a flat steel blade with a cutting edge
    • gouge - and edge tool with a blade like a trough for cutting channels or grooves
    • hand ax, hand axe - a stone tool with a cutting edge; the stone is held in the hand and used for chopping
    • hob - a hard steel edge tool used to cut gears
    • knife - edge tool used as a cutting instrument; has a pointed blade with a sharp edge and a handle
    • pick, pickax, pickaxe - a heavy iron tool with a wooden handle and a curved head that is pointed on both ends
    • carpenter's plane, plane, woodworking plane - a carpenter's hand tool with an adjustable blade for smoothing or shaping wood
    • razor - edge tool used in shaving
    • pair of scissors, scissors - an edge tool having two crossed pivoting blades
    • scythe - an edge tool for cutting grass; has a long handle that must be held with both hands and a curved blade that moves parallel to the ground
    • shear - a large edge tool that cuts sheet metal by passing a blade through it
    • reap hook, reaping hook, sickle - an edge tool for cutting grass or crops; has a curved blade and a short handle
    • wire cutter - an edge tool used in cutting wire
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