Pickax vs. Pickaxe

Pickaxnoun

alternative spelling of pickaxe

Pickaxverb

alternative spelling of pickaxe

Pickaxnoun

A pick with a point at one end, a transverse edge or blade at the other, and a handle inserted at the middle; a hammer with a flattened end for driving wedges and a pointed end for piercing as it strikes.

Pickaxnoun

a heavy iron tool with a wooden handle and a curved head that is pointed on both ends;

Pickaxenoun

A heavy iron tool with a wooden handle; one end of the head is pointed, the other has a chisel edge.

Pickaxeverb

To use a pickaxe.

Pickaxenoun

a heavy iron tool with a wooden handle and a curved head that is pointed on both ends;

Pickaxenoun

another term for pick (sense 1)

Pickaxeverb

break or strike with a pickaxe.

Pickaxe

A pickaxe, pick-axe, or pick is a generally T-shaped hand tool used for prying. Its head is typically metal, attached perpendicularly to a longer handle, traditionally made of wood, occasionally metal, and increasingly fiberglass.