pickax
noun
pick·ax ˈpik-ˌaks 
variants or pickaxe
: pick entry 3 sense 1
Example Sentences
Recent Examples on the Web The pickax may be outdoors, but a formal gap still separates artifact from audience. 
New York Times, 9 June 2022 Authorities believe escaped inmate Gonzalo Artemio Lopez, who was serving a life sentence after being convicted of killing a man with a pickax, killed them and fled in the farm truck. Lindsey Bever, Washington Post, 4 June 2022 Hurst told The Post that Lopez killed the man with a pickax. Timothy Bella, Washington Post, 12 May 2022 According to Richman, the original artwork had used a weapon that much more closely resembled a pickax. Washington Post, 6 Apr. 2021 One depicts an industrial miner in hard hat, headlamp and boots; another a shoeless, shirtless man in ragged shorts holding a pickax. New York Times, 10 Nov. 2021 The victim told officers that Stigall had broken into the home with a pickax, then took the victim to an ATM and demanded cash. Cliff Pinckard, cleveland, 19 Nov. 2021 Tom Staggs, then chairman of Disney Parks & Resorts, dedicated the ride with a golden pickax, with help from Snow White and Dopey. Dewayne Bevil, orlandosentinel.com, 1 Sep. 2021 The family trudged up the hill to the tap-tap of a pickax digging out the grave where Mushtaq would be buried. Los Angeles Times, 27 Aug. 2021 See More
New York Times, 9 June 2022 Authorities believe escaped inmate Gonzalo Artemio Lopez, who was serving a life sentence after being convicted of killing a man with a pickax, killed them and fled in the farm truck. Lindsey Bever, Washington Post, 4 June 2022 Hurst told The Post that Lopez killed the man with a pickax. Timothy Bella, Washington Post, 12 May 2022 According to Richman, the original artwork had used a weapon that much more closely resembled a pickax. Washington Post, 6 Apr. 2021 One depicts an industrial miner in hard hat, headlamp and boots; another a shoeless, shirtless man in ragged shorts holding a pickax. New York Times, 10 Nov. 2021 The victim told officers that Stigall had broken into the home with a pickax, then took the victim to an ATM and demanded cash. Cliff Pinckard, cleveland, 19 Nov. 2021 Tom Staggs, then chairman of Disney Parks & Resorts, dedicated the ride with a golden pickax, with help from Snow White and Dopey. Dewayne Bevil, orlandosentinel.com, 1 Sep. 2021 The family trudged up the hill to the tap-tap of a pickax digging out the grave where Mushtaq would be buried. Los Angeles Times, 27 Aug. 2021 See More Word History
Etymology
Middle English pecaxe, alteration of pikois, from Anglo-French picois, from pic pick, from Latin picus woodpecker — more at pie
First Known Use
15th century, in the meaning defined above
Kids Definition
pickax
noun
pick·ax ˈpik-ˌaks
: pick entry 2 sense 1
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