PICKAX

pickax. Pickax, n. a kind of ax that has a sharp point

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{ Pick″ax′, Pick″axe′ } (–ăks′), 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.