pick

pɪk

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#1·4h ago

A tool used for digging; a pickaxe.

Origin: From , picken, pikken, from , *pīcian (attested in pīcung), and pīcan, pȳcan, both from , from , from , *bu-. . Cognate with , , , pjakka (whence , ). Compare also. Origin information sourced from Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0).

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#2·4h ago

(nautical, slang) An anchor.

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#3·4h ago

A pointed hammer used for dressing millstones.

The judicious use of fire could have protected valuable nut trees, promoted the growth and seeding of grass and, if practised at a distance from their camps, even attracted herbivores to the sweet young pick.

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