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mattock

[ mat-uhk ]

noun

  1. an instrument for loosening the soil in digging, shaped like a pickax, but having one end broad instead of pointed.


mattock

/ ˈæə /

noun

  1. a type of large pick that has one end of its blade shaped like an adze, used for loosening soil, cutting roots, etc
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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yvlog History and Origins

Origin of mattock1

before 900; Middle English mattok, Old English mattuc
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yvlog History and Origins

Origin of mattock1

Old English mattuc, of unknown origin; related to Latin mateola club, mallet
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Officers found two men, believed to be aged in their 40s, with injuries thought to have been caused by a mattock, a type of pick-axe.

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But this discomfort was worth it because when he gripped the mattock, a digging tool that looked a lot like a spear, his blisters thanked him by not erupting in pain.

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I avoid toxins of all sorts in the garden, but I am merciless with a trowel, a shovel or a mattock when it comes to plant removal.

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Using a small ax called a mattock to loosen the dirt, he uprooted several with a gentle tug, depositing them in a plastic grocery bag.

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“That’s a constant battle,” Osborne said with a cheery wave, heading down the trail, mattock in hand.

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