pickaxe en · NOUN
Pronunciation
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.
Meanings
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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.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| pick-axe | alternative | lexicographic | |
| pickax | US, alternative | lexicographic | |
| pickaxes | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Deriveds
Translations (118)
es zapapico (heavy iron tool) · ml പിക്കാസ് (heavy iron tool) · an pica (heavy iron tool) · io piocho (heavy iron tool) · el αξίνα (heavy iron tool) · be кірка (heavy iron tool) · kmr kuling (heavy iron tool) · pl czekan (heavy iron tool) · ru кайло́ (heavy iron tool) · nl pikhouweel (heavy iron tool) · vec pich (heavy iron tool) · hy քլունգ (heavy iron tool) · sk krompáč (heavy iron tool) · cs krumpáč (heavy iron tool) · ca piqueta (heavy iron tool) · sh будак (heavy iron tool) · sh pijuk (heavy iron tool) · vec pico (heavy iron tool) · ja 鶴嘴 (heavy iron tool) · sl kramp (heavy iron tool) · nb hakke (heavy iron tool) · mt baqqun (heavy iron tool) · fi hakku (heavy iron tool) · lv cērte (heavy iron tool) · pl kilof (heavy iron tool) · sdh قوڵِنگ (heavy iron tool) · apc بيك (heavy iron tool) · mzn کالنگ (heavy iron tool) · es pico (heavy iron tool) · da hakke (heavy iron tool) · uk ки́рка (heavy iron tool) · am መቈፈሪያ (heavy iron tool) · hi गैंती (heavy iron tool) · tl patik (heavy iron tool) · lv kaplis (heavy iron tool) · pt picareta (heavy iron tool) · hrx Pikarett (heavy iron tool) · ja つるはし (heavy iron tool) · et kirka (heavy iron tool) · nl pikaks (heavy iron tool) · sv korp (heavy iron tool) · mt fies (heavy iron tool) · bg кирка (heavy iron tool) · ota صاقور (heavy iron tool) · ha digā̀ (heavy iron tool) · sh budak (heavy iron tool) · vi cuốc chim (heavy iron tool) · tyz bủa (heavy iron tool) · la dolābra (heavy iron tool) · id belencong (heavy iron tool) · cmn 鶴嘴鎬 /鹤嘴镐 (heavy iron tool) · gl picaraña (heavy iron tool) · pl oskard (heavy iron tool) · uk ка́йло (heavy iron tool) · scn fesi (heavy iron tool) · oc pic (heavy iron tool) · it piccone (heavy iron tool) · fa کلنگ (heavy iron tool) · gl pico (heavy iron tool) · bar Grompm (heavy iron tool) · eo pikfosilo (heavy iron tool) · zu ipiki (heavy iron tool) · bo ཏོག་ཙེ (heavy iron tool) · ar فَأْس (heavy iron tool) · ga piocóid (heavy iron tool) · sh наџак (heavy iron tool) · es sacho (heavy iron tool) · ml കോടാലി (heavy iron tool) · sh крамп (heavy iron tool) · de Spitzhacke (heavy iron tool) · id gancu (heavy iron tool) · sv korphacka (heavy iron tool) · is haki (heavy iron tool) · ro târnăcop (heavy iron tool) · th อีเต้อ (heavy iron tool) · scn picu (heavy iron tool) · ckb قوڵِنگ (heavy iron tool) · ota فاس (heavy iron tool) · oc trenca (heavy iron tool) · tr kazma (heavy iron tool) · sh пијук (heavy iron tool) · sh kramp (heavy iron tool) · cmn 鶴嘴鋤 /鹤嘴锄 (heavy iron tool) · ary فاس (heavy iron tool) · eu pikotx (heavy iron tool) · rif ařeyzim (heavy iron tool) · ar مِعْوَل (heavy iron tool) · mi pika (heavy iron tool) · sh nadžak (heavy iron tool) · mk крамп (heavy iron tool) · uli kiuwa (heavy iron tool) · eo pioĉo (heavy iron tool) · ca pic (heavy iron tool) · acw مِعْوَل (heavy iron tool) · ota كلنك (heavy iron tool) · he מַכּוֹשׁ (heavy iron tool) · ru моты́га (heavy iron tool) · mk копач (heavy iron tool) · mk казма (heavy iron tool) · uz metin (heavy iron tool) · fr pioche (heavy iron tool) · bar Spitzhock (heavy iron tool) · bar Picki (heavy iron tool) · de Pickel (heavy iron tool) · ota قازمه (heavy iron tool) · cmn 鎬頭 /镐头 (heavy iron tool) · ka წერაქვი (heavy iron tool) · hy բրիչ (heavy iron tool) · la picōsa (heavy iron tool) · hu csákány (heavy iron tool) · vi cúp (heavy iron tool) · mk трнокоп (heavy iron tool) · ru кирка́ (heavy iron tool) · tk külüň (heavy iron tool) · la pīcca (heavy iron tool) · vep kokteine (heavy iron tool) · es piqueta (heavy iron tool) · lb piosch (heavy iron tool)