pickaxe
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pickaxe
- /ˈpɪkˌæks/ US
Where it comes from
Inherited from Middle English pykeaxe, pecaxe, pyke exe (“pickaxe”), an alteration (due to folk etymology association with pick and axe) of Middle English pikeyse, pikeys, pykois, from Anglo-Norman *pikeis, Old French picois, pecois, from Latin picōsa (“pickaxe”), from picca, ultimately from Proto-West Germanic *pīk (“sharp point, pike”). Doublet of pique and pike.
noun pickaxes · pickax · pick-axe
- A heavy iron tool with a wooden handle; one end of the head is pointed, the other has a chisel edge. He was mining stone using a pickaxe.
verb pickaxes · pickaxing · pickaxed · pickax · pick-axe
- To use a pickaxe.
Translations
Every language
noun heavy iron tool
| Español | pico, zapapico, sacho, piqueta |
|---|---|
| 日本語 | つるはし tsuruhashi, 鶴嘴 tsuruhashi |
| 中文 | 鶴嘴鋤 /鹤嘴锄 háozuǐchú, hèzuǐchú, 鶴嘴鎬 /鹤嘴镐 háozuǐgǎo, hèzuǐgǎo, 鎬頭 /镐头 gǎotou |
| हिन्दी | गैंती ga͠itī |
| Português | picareta |
| Français | pioche |
| Deutsch | Spitzhacke, Pickel |
| Italiano | piccone |
| Ελληνικά | αξίνα axína |
| Română | târnăcop |
| Русский | кирка́ kirká, моты́га motýga, кайло́ kajló |
| Tiếng Việt | cuốc chim, cúp |
| العربية | مِعْوَل miʕwal, فَأْس faʔs |
| עברית | מַכּוֹשׁ makósh |
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