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pickax

1. pick.ax or pick.axe \'pik-.aks\ n [alter. of ME pikois, fr. OF picois, 
   fr. pic pick, fr. L p]icus woodpecker - more at PIE : PICK 
2. pickax or pickaxe vt : to break up or dig with a pickax to work with a 
   pickax