pickaxe
Britishnoun
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Origin of pickaxe
C15: from earlier pikois (but influenced also by axe ), from Old French picois, from pic pick ²; compare also pique 1
Example Sentences
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The moment a British person says to a neighbour, “Well, your garden is looking lovely today, Geoffrey,” you know for certain that Geoffrey is about to be murdered with a pickaxe.
From Los Angeles Times
Mr Fooks was digging with a pickaxe by torchlight when he found the coins in a pottery bowl buried in a bare earth floor.
From BBC
One of the property's new owners, Robert Fooks, was digging with a pickaxe by torchlight when he found the trove in a pottery bowl.
From BBC
Prosecutors said Caballero struck the teen multiple times with a pickaxe and then helped the gang bury him in a shallow grave.
From Washington Times
A 21-year-old man was accused of killing his grandparents, his brother and a family friend with a handgun and pickaxe.
From Seattle Times
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