ice pick
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of ice pick
First recorded in 1860–65
Example Sentences
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If we encounter any ice, we have an ice pick or sledgehammer.
From Slate ● Feb. 24, 2026
Tariq recalls a colleague poking fun at his bald spot during a shopping trip, and describing that as "like an ice pick to my heart".
From BBC ● Oct. 31, 2025
In June 1975, Angela Davis wrote about an incarcerated Black woman, Joan Little, who killed a white prison guard in North Carolina with the ice pick he brought into her cell.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 8, 2023
“Any time they try to reach past what their range of motion is, everyone describes it to me like a knife or an ice pick in their shoulders. It can be excruciating.”
From Washington Post ● Oct. 7, 2021
“Look at you, slick. Sharper than a ice pick, ain’t ya?” he said, extending his hand to me.
From "The Boy in the Black Suit" by Jason Reynolds
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