手て斧おの

noun

hatchet; small axe

Only with reading ておの

A small, one-handed axe used for chopping wood or light carpentry. The reading ておの is standard for this meaning.

• キャンプで手て斧おのを使つかって薪まきを割わった。

  I split firewood with a hatchet at the camp.

noun

adze; adz

Only with reading ちょうな

A woodworking tool with a curved blade set at a right angle to the handle, used for shaping wood. The reading ちょうな is standard for this meaning.

• 大だい工くがちょうなで梁はりの表ひょう面めんを削けずっている。

  The carpenter is shaping the surface of the beam with an adze.