Definitions
a heavy iron tool with a wooden handle and a curved head that is pointed on both ends
Word origin
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.
Used in a sentence
“He was mining stone using a pickaxe.”
Source: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0
Used as a crossword answer2 curated clues
01“Miner's swinging tool”7 letters
02“Pointed digging tool”7 letters
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