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Từ điển Oxford Advanced Learner 8th
pickaxe
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.
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