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单词 pickaxe
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Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
pickaxe, US pickax /ˈpɪkˌæks/ n
  1. a large pick or mattock
vb
  1. to use a pickaxe on (earth, rocks, etc)
Etymology: 15th Century: from earlier pikois (but influenced also by axe), from Old French picois, from pic pick²; compare also pique1
WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024
pick•ax or pick•axe /ˈpɪkˌæks/USA pronunciation   n., pl. -ax•es, v., -axed, -ax•ing. 
n. [countable]
  1. Buildingpick2 (def. 1).

v. [+ object]
  1. Buildingto cut or clear away with a pickax.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024
pick•ax  (pikaks′),USA pronunciation n., pl. -ax•es, v., -axed, -ax•ing. 
n. 
  1. Buildinga pick, esp. a mattock.

v.t. 
  1. Buildingto cut or clear away with a pickax.

v.i. 
  1. Buildingto use a pickax.
Also, pickaxe′. 
  • Middle French, Old French; akin to French pic pick2. See pique1
  • 1275–1325; pick2 + ax; replacing Middle English picois

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