Pickaxe
1pickaxe — (n.) early 15c., folk etymology alteration (influenced by AXE (Cf. axe)) of M.E. picas (mid 13c.), via Anglo Fr. piceis, O.Fr. pocois (11c.), from M.L. picosa pick, related to L. picus woodpecker …
2Pickaxe — Infobox tool name = Pickaxe caption =Pickaxe on the ground other name =Pick classification = Digging tool types = Railroad pick Miner s pick used with = related = MattockA pickaxe is a hand tool with a hard head attached perpendicular to the… …
3pickaxe — UK [ˈpɪkˌæks] / US noun [countable] Word forms pickaxe : singular pickaxe plural pickaxes a tool used for breaking roads and other hard surfaces. It has a long handle and a heavy curved metal blade that has one pointed end and one flat end …
4pickaxe — /ˈpɪkæks / (say pikaks) noun 1. a pick, especially a mattock. –verb (pickaxed, pickaxing) –verb (t) 2. to cut or clear away with a pickaxe. –verb (i) 3. to use a pickaxe. Also, US, pickax. {pick2 + …
5pickaxe — n. & v. (US pickax) n. = PICK(2) n. 1. v. 1 tr. break (the ground etc.) with a pickaxe. 2 intr. work with a pickaxe. Etymology: ME pikois f. OF picois, rel. to PIKE(2): assim. to AXE …
6Pickaxe — Pickax Pick ax , Pickaxe Pick axe (p[i^]k [a^]ks ), 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 …
7pickaxe — 1. noun /ˈpɪkˌæks/ A heavy iron tool with a wooden handle; one end of the head is pointed, the other has a chisel edge. 2 …
8pickaxe — noun Pickaxe/pickax is used before these nouns: ↑handle …
9pickaxe — [[t]pɪ̱kæks[/t]] pickaxes N COUNT A pickaxe is a large tool consisting of a curved, pointed piece of metal with a long handle joined to the middle. Pickaxes are used for breaking up rocks or the ground. Syn: pick (in AM, use pickax) …
10Pickaxe Pete — Infobox VG title = Pickaxe Pete caption = developer = Magnavox publisher = Magnavox/Philips distributor = designer = license = series = engine = version = released = 1982 genre = Action modes = ratings = platforms = Odyssey²/Videopac media =… …
