Pickaxe

Pickaxe
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 with a flattened end for driving wedges and a pointed end for piercing as it strikes. --Shak. [1913 Webster]

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  • pickaxe — (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 …   Etymology dictionary

  • Pickaxe — 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… …   Wikipedia

  • pickaxe — 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 …   English dictionary

  • pickaxe — /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 + …  

  • pickaxe — 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 …   Useful english dictionary

  • pickaxe — 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 …   Wiktionary

  • pickaxe — noun Pickaxe/pickax is used before these nouns: ↑handle …   Collocations dictionary

  • pickaxe — [[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) …   English dictionary

  • Pickaxe 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 =… …   Wikipedia

  • pickaxe — pick|axe BrE pickax AmE [ˈpık æks] n a large tool that you use for breaking up the ground. It consists of a curved iron bar with a sharp point on each end and a long handle …   Dictionary of contemporary English

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