A pick with a point at one end, a transverse edge or blade at the other, and a handle inserted at the middle; a hammer with a flattened end for driving wedges and a pointed end for piercing as it strikes
pick·axe pickaxes in AM, use pickax A pickaxe is a large tool consisting of a curved, pointed piece of metal with a long handle joined to the middle. Pickaxes are used for breaking up rocks or the ground. = pick. pickax a large tool that you use for breaking up the ground. It consists of a curved iron bar with a sharp point on each end and a long handle