pick·ax or pick·axe (p k  ks )n. A pick, especially with one end of the head pointed and the other end with a chisel edge for cutting through roots. v. pick·axed, pick·ax·ing, pick·ax·es v.intr. To use a pickax. v.tr. To use a pickax on. [Middle English picax, alteration (influenced by ax, ax) of picas, from Old French picois (from pic, pick) and from Medieval Latin p  c sa, both probably from Latin pcus, woodpecker.] |
pickaxe US, pickax [ˈpɪkˌæks]
n
(Engineering / Tools) a large pick or mattock
vb
to use a pickaxe on (earth, rocks, etc.)
[from earlier pikois (but influenced also by axe), from Old French picois, from pic pick2; compare also pique1]
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| Noun | 1. |  pickaxe - a heavy iron tool with a wooden handle and a curved head that is pointed on both ends; "they used picks and sledges to break the rocks"edge tool - any cutting tool with a sharp cutting edge (as a chisel or knife or plane or gouge) mattock - a kind of pick that is used for digging; has a flat blade set at right angles to the handle |
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