pickaxe

Also known as pick

thumb|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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Wikidata facts

Image: Pickaxe.jpg

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Unicode character: ⛏
Commons category: Pickaxes
MCN code: 8201.30.00

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Etymology
History
As a weapon
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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.