pickaxe
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Etymology[edit]
From Old French picois, later alteration due to folk etymology association with pick and axe.
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
pickaxe (plural pickaxes)
- A heavy iron tool with a wooden handle; one end of the head is pointed, the other has a chisel edge.
Translations[edit]
heavy iron tool
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Verb[edit]
pickaxe (third-person singular simple present pickaxes, present participle pickaxing, simple past and past participle pickaxed)
- To use a pickaxe.
Translations[edit]
to use a pickaxe