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Pickaxe

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pickverbA tool used for digging; a pickaxe.
pickaxnoun(US) Alternative spelling of pickaxe. [A heavy iron tool with a wooden handle; one end of the head is pointed, the other has a chisel edge.]

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picknounA tool used for digging; a pickaxe.
pickaxnoun(US) Alternative spelling of pickaxe. [A heavy iron tool with a wooden handle; one end of the head is pointed, the other has a chisel edge.]
pick-axenounAlternative spelling of pickaxe. [A heavy iron tool with a wooden handle; one end of the head is pointed, the other has a chisel edge.]
pick hammernounA pick with one end sharp and the other blunt, used by miners.
pikenounAny carnivorous freshwater fish of the genus Esox, especially the northern pike, Esox lucius.
gurletnounA pickaxe with one sharp point and one cutting edge.
peckernounSomeone who or something that pecks, striking or piercing in the manner of a bird's beak or bill, particularly:
poleaxenounAn ax having both a blade and a hammer face; used to slaughter cattle.
hack-ironnounA miner's pickax or hack.
ice-picknounAlternative form of icepick. [A pointed tool, shaped like an awl, used for breaking ice.]
ice picknounAlternative spelling of icepick. [A pointed tool, shaped like an awl, used for breaking ice.]
besaguenounA plate (as of armor) that protects an otherwise-exposed area, such as the armpit (alternative form of besagew), the elbow, or the hand
hammernounA tool with a heavy head and a handle used for pounding.
icepicknounA pointed tool, shaped like an awl, used for breaking ice.
forknounAny of several types of pronged (tined) tools (physical tools), as follows:
hatchetnounA small, light axe with a short handle; a tomahawk.
pointnounA small dot or mark.
bipennisnoun(archaic) An axe with an edge or blade on each side of the handle.
geopicknounA sharp-edged hammer used by geologists to split and break rocks.
pole-axenounAlternative spelling of poleaxe. [An ax having both a blade and a hammer face; used to slaughter cattle.]

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