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pickaxe > define

noun

  • A heavy iron tool with a wooden handle and a curved head that is pointed on both ends.
    • usage: "they used picks and sledges to break the rocks"
by WordNet 3.0 © 2006 by Princeton University
(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.
by Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary