Pickax Definition

pikaks
pickaxed, pickaxes, pickaxing
noun
A pick with a point at one end of the head and a chisel-like edge at the other.
Webster's New World

Alternative spelling of pickaxe.

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Synonyms:
verb
To use a pickax (on)
Webster's New World
To use a pickax on.
American Heritage

Alternative spelling of pickaxe.

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Origin of Pickax

  • Middle English picax alteration (influenced by ax ax) of picas from Old French picois (from pic pick) and from Medieval Latin pīcōsa both probably from Latin pīcus woodpecker

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

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PPIPIC

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