A pickax is a large tool consisting of a curved, pointed piece of metal with a long handle attached to the middle. Pickaxes are used for breaking up rocks or the ground.
pickax in American English
(ˈpɪkˌæks) or ˈpickˌaxe (ˈpɪkˌæks)
noun
1.
a pick with a point at one end of the head and a chisel-like edge at the other
verb transitive, verb intransitiveWord forms: ˈpickˌaxed or ˈpickˌaxing
2.
to use a pickax (on)
Word origin
altered (infl. by ax1) < ME pikois < OFr picquois, pickax < pic, pike2
Examples of 'pickax' in a sentence
pickax
He'd lied to Chance and Bandana, said he was checking for a pickax he might have left at the mine site, but he was looking for Fancy.