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pulaski U.S.|pʊˈlæskɪ|
Also Pulaski.
[The name of E. C. Pulaski (1866–1931), Amer. forest ranger, by whom the tool was designed.]
A hatchet, of which the head forms an axe blade on one side and an adze on the other. Also attrib.
1924Frontier Nov. 20, I saw Paul, his back bowed, his Pulaski swingin' like a flail. 1940[see hot spot 5 b]. 1946Trial & Timberline June 91/1 Planting hoes, grub hoes, and Pulaski hoes had been provided by the rangers. 1948Highway Traveler Aug. 37/1 Besides technical information on fighting fire with chemicals, or with axe and pulaski, smoke-jumpers are taught to bail out from a specially-constructed tower. |