pickaxe

Từ điển Oxford Advanced Learner 8th

pick·axe [pickaxe pickaxes pickaxed pickaxing] (NAmE also pick·ax)BrE [ˈpɪkæks] NAmE [ˈpɪkæks] (also pick) noun
a large heavy tool that has a curved metal bar with sharp ends fixed at the centre to a wooden handle. It is used for breaking rocks or hard ground.
See also: ↑pick

Word Origin:
Middle English pikoys, from Old French picois; related to ↑pike ‘weapon’. The change in the ending was due to association with ↑axe.

• Từ đồng nghĩa / Synonyms:
  pick, pickax