mattock (redirected from mattocks)

mat·tock  (mtk) n. A digging tool with a flat blade set at right angles to the handle. [Middle English, from Old English mattuc, perhaps from Vulgar Latin *matteca, club; akin to *mattea; see mace1.]

mattock

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mattock [ˈmætək]

n

(Engineering / Tools) a type of large pick that has one end of its blade shaped like an adze, used for loosening soil, cutting roots, etc.

[Old English mattuc, of unknown origin; related to Latin mateola club, mallet]

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

mattock - a kind of pick that is used for digging; has a flat blade set at right angles to the handle pickax, pickaxe, pick - 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"

Translations

mattock [ˈmætək] N → azadón m

mattock

n → Breithacke f