Definition of PICKAX (Meaning of PICKAX), a 6 Letter Word

Pronunciation:		'pik`aks


WordNet Dictionary

	Definition:	[n] 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"

PICKAX is a 6 letter word that starts with P.
	Synonyms:	pick, pickaxe

	See Also:	edge tool, mattock

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

	Definition:	\Pick"ax`\, Pickaxe \Pick"axe`\, n. [A corruption of OE. pikois, pikeis, F. picois, fr. pic. See {Pick}, n.] 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. --Shak.