pickaxe
US pickax
/ (ˈpɪkˌæks) /
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noun
a large pick or mattock
verb
to use a pickaxe on (earth, rocks, etc)
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Word Origin for pickaxe
C15: from earlier pikois (but influenced also by axe), from Old French picois, from pic pick ²; compare also pique 1
Words nearby pickaxe
pick apart, pick a quarrel, pickaroon, pick at, pickax, pickaxe, picked, picked over, pickeer, Pickens, picker
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