pickaxe
US /ˈpɪk.æks/
UK /ˈpɪk.æks/
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piccone
a tool consisting of a curved iron bar with a point at one end and a chisel edge or point at the other, attached at right angles to a wooden handle, used for breaking up hard ground or rock.
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The miner swung his pickaxe, breaking chunks of coal from the wall.
Il minatore brandì il suo piccone, staccando pezzi di carbone dalla parete.
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They used a pickaxe to dig through the rocky soil.
Hanno usato un piccone per scavare nel terreno roccioso.