pickaxe Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun a heavy iron tool with a wooden handle and a curved head that is pointed on both ends
    pickax; pick.
    • they used picks and sledges to break the rocks

WordNet


Pick"ax`, Pick"axe` noun (Also<
  • Pickax
  • Pickaxe
)
Etymology
A corruption of OE. pikois, pikeis, F. picois, fr. pic. See Pick, n.
Definitions
  1. A pick with a point at one end, a transverse edge or blade at the other, and a handle inserted at the middle; a hammer with a flattened end for driving wedges and a pointed end for piercing as it strikes. Shak.

Webster 1913