pickaxe
noun/ˈpɪkæks/
/ˈpɪkæks/
(North American English also pickax)
(also pick)
- a large heavy tool that has a curved metal bar with sharp ends fixed at the centre to a wooden handle. It is used for breaking rocks or hard ground.Oxford Collocations DictionaryPickaxe/pickax is used before these nouns:
- handle
Word OriginMiddle English pikoys, from Old French picois; related to pike ‘weapon’. The change in the ending was due to association with axe.Definitions on the go
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