mattock

• Outil de creusement ressemblant à une pioche, dont la lame plate ou parfois pointue est fixée perpendiculairement au manche.

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

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

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   • 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.