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pickax
or pick·axe
[ pik-aks ]
noun
, plural pick·ax·es.
- a pick, especially a mattock.
verb (used with object)
, pick·axed, pick·ax·ing.
- to cut or clear away with a pickax.
verb (used without object)
, pick·axed, pick·ax·ing.
- to use a pickax.
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If you want to make the game connection stronger, you can easily craft a pickax out of cardboard.
From Washington Post
"I should think you might guess," replied George quietly, while putting down his pickax and taking off his coat.
From Project Gutenberg
We got over the heavy floe-ice, to find ourselves confronted with jagged, rough ice, where we had to pickax our way.
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Then, muttering to himself, he brought out pickax and spade and began his work.
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I began to dig in the rock, yet was obliged to desist for want of a pickax, shovel, and wheel-barrow.
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Jack and Alfonso were supplied with a pickax, a shovel and a basket.
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