pickaxe

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Pronunciation

• (America) IPA: /ˈpɪkˌæks/

Noun

pickaxe (plural pickaxes)

1. A heavy iron tool with a wooden handle; one end of the head is pointed, the other has a chisel edge.

Translations

• French: pioche
• German: Spitzhacke, Pickel
• Italian: piccone
• Portuguese: picareta
• Russian: кирка́
• Spanish: pico

Verb

pickaxe (pickaxes, present participle pickaxing; past and past participle pickaxed)

1. To use a pickaxe.

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