piccone — meaning in English

English meaning

• mattock noun A farming tool like a pickaxe, with its blade set at a right angle to the handle.
• pick verb To choose one thing from a number of options.
• pickaxe noun A heavy tool with a pointed metal head on a long handle, used for breaking up hard ground or rock.

Senses

piccone is used for these senses in English:

• mattock An agricultural tool whose blades are at right angles to the body, similar to a pickaxe.
• pick A tool used for digging; a pickaxe.
• pick A tool for unlocking a lock without the original key; a lock pick, picklock.
• pickaxe A heavy iron tool with a wooden handle; one end of the head is pointed, the other has a chisel edge.

pick — full definition

1. verb To choose one thing from a number of options.
2. verb To gather or harvest, especially fruit, by pulling it from where it grows.
3. verb To pull at something repeatedly, often with the fingers.
4. verb To open a lock without the proper key, using a thin tool.
5. noun A pointed tool used for digging or breaking up hard ground; a pickaxe.

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