pickaxe
Sign in to savethumb|Ceremony hammer of a miner VEB Kombinat Senftenberg (GDR) - with honorary uniform
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A pickaxe is a tool with a handle and a head featuring a pointed end and a flat or curved end, traditionally used by miners to break up rock and ore during excavation work. The image shows a ceremonial version of this mining tool, indicating its historical importance to mining as an occupation and industry.
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Key facts
- Tool.name
- Pickaxe
- Tool.image
- Pickaxe.jpg
- Tool.caption
- Pickaxe on the ground
- Tool.other_name
- Pick, pickax
- Tool.classification
- Digging tool
- Tool.types
- Railroad pick, miner's pick
- Tool.related
- Mattock
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Article
5 sectionsContents
- Etymology
- History
- As a weapon
- See also
- References
thumb|Ceremony hammer of a miner VEB Kombinat Senftenberg (GDR) - with honorary uniform
A pickaxe (American spelling: pickax), pick-axe, or pick is a generally T-shaped hand tool used for digging. Its head is typically metal, attached perpendicularly to a longer handle, traditionally made of wood, occasionally metal, and increasingly fiberglass.