MATTOCK

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

A kind of pick that is used for digging; has a flat blade set at right angles to the handle

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Hypernyms ("mattock" is a kind of...):

pick; pickax; pickaxe (a heavy iron tool with a wooden handle and a curved head that is pointed on both ends)

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