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pickax
pick·ax [ pík àks ] (plural pick·ax·es)


noun 
Definition:
 
tools 
Same as  pick2n (sense 1)

[15th century. Alteration (by association with ax) of obsolete pikois< Old French picois< Latin picus "woodpecker"]
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