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At the center of the maelstrom stands Léna Lazare, holding a pickax.—Morgan Meaker, WIRED, 7 Aug. 2024 Investigators later found blood and human tissue in the bed of the truck, as well as on tools in the garage, including hedge trimmers, branch cutters, an ax, a pickax, a baseball bat and a rake.—Thomas Goodwin Smith, Baltimore Sun, 15 May 2024 The tools shown on the flag — a plow, an anchor, a hammer and pickax — honor the trades: agriculture, mining, manufacturing and navigation.—Alex Groth, Journal Sentinel, 13 May 2024 After the assault occurred about 8 a.m., the 20-year-old suspect dropped the pickax and ran from City Lions Park to the Johnny Cash Trail nearby, The Folsom Police Department said in a news release Friday that was posted on social media.—Ishani Desai, Sacramento Bee, 16 Feb. 2024 See all Example Sentences for pickax
Word History
Etymology
Middle English pecaxe, alteration of pikois, from Anglo-French picois, from pic pick, from Latin picus woodpecker — more at pie
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