mattock

A tool used for digging, similar to a pick, with a flat blade set at a right angle to the handle.

• 🇪🇸Herramienta de excavación similar a un pico, con una hoja plana o un filo en ángulo recto respecto al mango.

1. Digging tool B2 formal

   A farming or gardening tool with a flat blade set at a right angle to the handle, used for breaking up soil or digging.

   • The farmer used a mattock to break the hard ground.
   • He swung the mattock to loosen the rocky soil.
   • A mattock is essential for preparing a garden bed.

   🇪🇸azada de pico

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• mattocks' possessive plural form
• mattock's possessive singular form