PICKAX

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does pickax mean? 

• PICKAX (noun)
  The noun PICKAX has 1 sense:

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

  Familiarity information: PICKAX used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• PICKAX (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

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

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Synonyms:

pick; pickax; pickaxe

Context example:

they used picks and sledges to break the rocks

Hypernyms ("pickax" is a kind of...):

edge tool (any cutting tool with a sharp cutting edge (as a chisel or knife or plane or gouge))

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "pickax"):

mattock (a kind of pick that is used for digging; has a flat blade set at right angles to the handle)