mattock

mattock

mat·tock

M0156100 (măt′ək)n. A digging tool with a flat blade set at right angles to the handle.

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[Middle English, from Old English mattuc, perhaps from Vulgar Latin *matteūca, club; akin to *mattea; see mace¹.]

mattock

(ˈmætək) n (Tools) a type of large pick that has one end of its blade shaped like an adze, used for loosening soil, cutting roots, etc[Old English mattuc, of unknown origin; related to Latin mateola club, mallet]

mat•tock

(ˈmæt ək)

n. a digging tool shaped like a pickax with one end broad instead of pointed. [before 900; Middle English mattok, Old English mattuc]

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mattock - a kind of pick that is used for digging; has a flat blade set at right angles to the handlepickax, pickaxe, pick - a heavy iron tool with a wooden handle and a curved head that is pointed on both ends; "they used picks and sledges to break the rocks"

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