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pickax

N พลั่ว  mattock pua

 

pickaxe

N พลั่ว  mattock pua

 

Webster's 1828 Dictionary

PICKAX

n.[pick and ax. ] An ax with a sharp point at tone end and a broad blade at the other.

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

PICKAX; PICKAXE

Pick "ax `, Pick "axe `, n. Etym: [A corruption of OE. pikois, pikeis, F.picois, fr. pic. See Pick, n.]

 

Defn: 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.

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

pickax

pick ax |ˈpikˌaks ˈpɪkæks |(also pickaxe ) noun another term for pick 2 ( sense 1 ). verb [ with obj. ] break or strike with a pickax. ORIGIN Middle English pikoys, from Old French picois; related to pike 2 .

 

Oxford Dictionary

pickaxe

pickaxe |ˈpɪkaks |(US also pickax ) noun another term for pick 2 ( sense 1 ). verb [ with obj. ] break or strike with a pickaxe. ORIGIN Middle English pikoys, from Old French picois; related to pike 2. The change in the ending was due to association with axe .

 

Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary

pickax(e)

pick ax (e )/pɪ́kæ̀ks /名詞 C つるはし .動詞 他動詞 自動詞 (…を )つるはしで掘る .