What is a Pickaxe?


“Some people make the distinction that a pickaxe has a head with a pointed end and a flat end, and a pick has both ends pointed, or only one end; but most people use the words to mean the same thing.” from Wikipedia article “pickaxe.”

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  1. F says

    I would go with the definition which actually describes the tool. Call me nuts.

    Whatever happened to the mattock? Outlive its fifteen minutes of fame? We media consumers have such short attention spans.

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