[1] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

pickax \pick"ax`\, pickaxe \pick"axe`\ pi^k"a^ks`, 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.
   1913 webster
see also:
pick 

[2] : WordNet (r) 2.0

pickaxe
     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" syn: pick, pickax
see also:
pick pickax 

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