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Pickaxe Definition & Meaning

pickaxe
noun
  1. 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"

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What does pickaxe mean?
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"
What part of speech is pickaxe?
Pickaxe is a noun.

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