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PICK-AX [1 record]

Record 1 2023-06-23

English

Subject field(s)
  • Farm Implements and Gardening Tools
  • Hand Tools
  • Property Upkeeping
CONT

Pick mattock. Combine a pick with an adze and you have one of the best tools for grubbing in hard soils and rocky terrain. The pick on a mattock is squared rather than beveled, and while the adze is sometimes sharpened, the pick seldom is.

Key term(s)
  • pick-axe
  • pickax
  • pick-ax

French

Domaine(s)
  • Outillage agricole et horticole
  • Outillage à main
  • Travaux d'entretien de la propriété
CONT

Pioche. Cet instrument de terrassier et de cultivateur est généralement formé d'une partie pointue, le pic, et d'une partie large et coupante, la panne, toutes les deux reliées par un œil où s'adapte le manche. La pioche sert pour le défoncement.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Aperos agrícolas e implementos de horticultura
  • Herramientas manuales
  • Trabajo de mantenimiento de la propiedad
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