Definitions for pickaxe
pick·ax·e

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. pick, pickax, pickaxenoun

   a heavy iron tool with a wooden handle and a curved head that is pointed on both ends

   "they used picks and sledges to break the rocks"

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. pickaxenoun

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

2. pickaxeverb

   To use a pickaxe.

3. Etymology: From picois, later alteration due to folk etymology association with pick and axe.

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Pickaxenoun

   An axe not made to cut but pierce; an axe with a sharp point.

   Etymology: pick and axe.

   Their tools are a pickaxe of iron, seventeen inches long, sharpened at the one end to peck, and flat-headed at the other to drive iron wedges. Richard Carew, Survey of Cornwall.

   I’ll hide my master from the flies, as deep
   As these poor pickaxes can dig. William Shakespeare, Cymbeline.

   As when bands
   Of pioneers, with spade and pickaxe arm’d,
   Forerun the royal camp, to trench a field. John Milton.

WikipediaRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Pickaxe

   A pickaxe, pick-axe, or pick is a generally T-shaped hand tool used for prying. Its head is typically metal, attached perpendicularly to a longer handle, traditionally made of wood, occasionally metal, and increasingly fiberglass. A standard pickaxe, similar to a "pick mattock", has a pointed end on one side of its head and a broad flat "axe" blade opposite. A gradual curve characteristically spans the length of the head. The next most common configuration features two spikes, one slightly longer than the other. The pointed end is used both for breaking and prying, the axe for hoeing, skimming, and chopping through roots. Developed as agricultural tools in prehistoric times, picks have evolved into other tools such as the plough and the mattock. They also have been used in general construction and mining, and adapted to warfare.

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1. pickaxe

   A pickaxe is a hand tool with a hard pointed or sharp end, typically made of metal and attached to a long handle. It is often used for breaking up hard materials such as rocks, concrete, or ice, or for digging into the ground in construction, mining, or excavation work. The head of a pickaxe usually has a pointed end for breaking and a flat end for prying or digging.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Pickaxenoun

   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

2. Etymology: [A corruption of OE. pikois, pikeis, F. picois, fr. pic. See Pick, n.]

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1. Pickaxe

   A pickaxe or pick is a hand tool with a hard head attached perpendicular to the handle. Some people make the distinction that a pickaxe has a head with a pointed end and a blunt end, and a pick has both ends pointed, or only one end; but the international Oxford Dictionary of English states that both words mean the same, i.e. a tool with a long handle at right angles to a curved iron or steel bar with a point at one end and a chisel or point at the other, used for breaking up hard ground or rock. The head is usually made of metal, and the handle is most commonly wood, metal or fiberglass. The head is a spike ending in a sharp point, may curve slightly, and often has a counter-weight to improve ease of use. The stronger the spike, the more effectively the tool can pierce the surface. Rocking the embedded spike about and removing it can then break up the surface. The counterweight, nowadays is nearly always a second spike, often with a flat end for prying. The pointed edge is most often used to break up rocky surfaces or other hard surfaces such as concrete or hardened dried earth. The large momentum of a heavy pickaxe, combined with the small contact area, makes it very effective for this purpose. The chiseled end, if present, is used for purposes including cutting through roots.

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Pickaxe

   pik′aks, n. a picking tool, with a point at one end of the head and a cutting blade at the other, used in digging. [M. E. pikois—O. Fr. picois, a mattock, piquer, to pierce, pic, a pick—Celt.]

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1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of pickaxe in Chaldean Numerology is: 7

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of pickaxe in Pythagorean Numerology is: 6

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=pickaxe
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Pickaxe
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=pickaxe
4. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pickaxe
5. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
6. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pickaxe
7. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=pickaxe
8. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=pickaxe