pickaxe

/ˈpɪkˌæks/

Etymology

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.

pickaxe means A heavy iron tool with a wooden handle; one end of the head is pointed, the other has a chisel edge. Lexicurio rates it Rare gem — a strength score of 84 out of 100.

pickaxe is pronounced /ˈpɪkˌæks/.

noun

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

To use a pickaxe.