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pickaxe
/ ˈpɪkˌæks /
noun
- a large pick or mattock
verb
- to use a pickaxe on (earth, rocks, etc)
Word History and Origins
Origin of pickaxe1
Example Sentences
An artist in New Mexico has spent decades chiseling out fantastical caves from the mountains, one pickaxe swing at a time.
The mention of “dig” is as likely to make us think of pickaxe as of spade.
This light apparently disturbed the thieves, for they departed with their burden and the pickaxe and retraced their steps.
These evidently had not assisted the gang to any great extent, as they found it necessary to use a heavy pickaxe.
Tha oftin go to sleep standing, and sum times pitch over, and when tha dew, tha enter the ground like a pickaxe.
The accompanying engraving is a representation of the old sexton, with his spade, pickaxe, and other emblems of office.
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