About The Word Pickax
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Pickax
Pickax Definition And Meaning |
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What's The Definition Of Pickax?
[n] 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"
Synonyms | Synonyms for Pickax: pick | pickaxe Related Terms | Find terms related to Pickax: See Also | edge tool | mattock Pickax In Webster's Dictionary \Pick"ax`\, Pickaxe \Pick"axe`\, n. [A corruption of OE.
pikois, pikeis, F. picois, fr. pic. See {Pick}, n.]
A pick with a point at one end, a transverse edge or blade at
the other, and a handle inserted at the middle; a hammer with
a flattened end for driving wedges and a pointed end for
piercing as it strikes. --Shak.
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