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pickaxe
/ˈpɪkæks/
noun
kilof
Definition
A tool with a heavy head pointed at one end and a chisel edge or point at the other, used for breaking up hard ground or rock.
Examples
The miners used pickaxes to extract coal from the deep seam.
Górnicy używali kilofów do wydobywania węgla z głębokiej żyły.
He dug the trench with a shovel and a pickaxe, as the ground was very hard.
Kopał rów łopatą i kilofem, ponieważ ziemia była bardzo twarda.
Collocations
heavy pickaxewield a pickaxedig with a pickaxe
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