T-shaped hand tool used for prying or hand-to-hand combat
"Pickhandle" redirects here. For the fish, see Pickhandle barracuda.
For the book, see Programming Ruby.
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Pickaxe
Pickaxe on the ground
Other names
Pick, pickax
Classification
Digging tool
Types
Railroad pick, miner's pick
Related
Mattock
Ceremony hammer of a miner VEB Kombinat Senftenberg (GDR) - with honorary uniform
A pickaxe, pick-axe, or pick is a generally T-shaped hand tool used for prying. Its head is typically metal, attached perpendicularly to a longer handle, traditionally made of wood, occasionally metal, and increasingly fiberglass.
A standard pickaxe, similar to a "pick mattock", has a pointed end on one side of its head and a broad flat "axe" blade opposite. A gradual curve characteristically spans the length of the head. The next most common configuration features two spikes, one slightly longer than the other.
The pointed end is used both for breaking and prying, the axe for hoeing, skimming, and chopping through roots.
Developed as agricultural tools in prehistoric times, picks have evolved into other tools such as the plough and the mattock. They also have been used in general construction and mining, and adapted to warfare.
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