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Definition pickaxe in British English

pickaxe noun

[countable] noun
/ˈpɪkˌæks/
1

a tool used for breaking roads and other hard surfaces. It has a long handle and a heavy curved metal blade that has one pointed end and one flat end.

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Definition pickaxe in British English