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MATTOCK

Dictionary entry overview: What does mattock mean?

• MATTOCK (noun)
The noun MATTOCK has 1 sense:

1. a kind of pick that is used for digging; has a flat blade set at right angles to the handle

Familiarity information: MATTOCK used as a noun is very rare.

Dictionary entry details

• MATTOCK (noun)

Sense 1

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Meaning:

A kind of pick that is used for digging; has a flat blade set at right angles to the handle

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Hypernyms ("mattock" is a kind of...):

pick; pickax; pickaxe (a heavy iron tool with a wooden handle and a curved head that is pointed on both ends)

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