Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A mattock having a pointed pick at one end of the head, and at the other a blade set crosswise to the handle. See cut under
pickax .
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Examples
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Let him get his pick-mattock, spade, and rake ready, up by the corner of his stone wall.
The Brimming Cup Dorothy Canfield Fisher 1918
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"I don't suppose you'll believe me, but honestly I never had a pick-mattock in my hand till I went down to the store to buy one.
The Brimming Cup Dorothy Canfield Fisher 1918
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