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ice pick

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ice pick
n.
A pointed awl for chipping or breaking ice.

ice pick
n
(Engineering / Tools) a pointed tool used for breaking ice
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.ice pickice pick - pick consisting of a steel rod with a sharp point; used for breaking up blocks of ice
pick - a thin sharp implement used for removing unwanted material; "he used a pick to clean the dirt out of the cracks"
point - sharp end; "he stuck the point of the knife into a tree"; "he broke the point of his pencil"
Translations
ice pick npiccone m per ghiaccio
ice pick npiccone m per ghiaccio


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If you needed a little pre-Katrina warning that all was not well at the Department of Homeland Security, consider its proposal, announced in August, to permit airline passengers to carry ice picks and knives less than five inches in length.
Using a test swatch of four layers of untreated Kevlar--the normal thickness of body armor--Wetzel is able to stab an ice pick through the fabric.
7 last year read: ``I am going to pound your head with an ice pick,'' and another stated, ``Faggot, I am going to kill you.
 
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