Pickaxe

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Pickax \Pick"ax`\, Pickaxe \Pick"axe`\ (p[i^]k"[a^]ks`), n. [A
     corruption of OE. pikois, pikeis, F. picois, fr. pic. See
     {Pick}, n.]
     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.
     [1913 Webster]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  pickaxe
       n : 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" [syn: {pick}, {pickax}]