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pickax

pickax is the alternative spelling of pickaxe.

Meaning of pickaxe

Noun

pickaxe (plural pickaxes)

  1. 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.

See all 2 meanings of pickaxe

Forms of pickax

Noun
pluralpickaxes
Verb
third-person singular presentpickaxes
present participlepickaxing
past participlepickaxed
pastpickaxed

Questions about pickax

What is pickax the alternative spelling of?
Pickax is the alternative spelling of pickaxe.

Words near pickax in the dictionary

  1. pickaroon
  2. pickaroons
  3. Pickars
  4. Pickaway
  5. Pickaway County
  6. pickax
  7. pickaxe
  8. Pickaxe Mountain
  9. pickaxed
  10. pickaxer
  11. pickaxes

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