mattock
noun
mat·tock
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Definition of mattock
: a digging and grubbing tool with features of an adze and an ax or pick
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Examples of mattock in a Sentence
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On that night at the Hinterkaifeck farmstead, the farmer, his wife, their widowed daughter, two grandchildren aged 7 and 2, and the family maid, all were killed with a mattock, or pickaxe. — Chris Jones, chicagotribune.com, "A Bavarian murder gets dark and complicated in 'Hinter' at Steep Theatre," 28 Jan. 2018 Start by using a shovel or garden mattock to remove any rocks from around the base of the stump. — Joseph Truini, Popular Mechanics, "How to Use a Stump Grinder Yourself," 1 Apr. 2015 Look in the back and there would be 6 feet of logging chain going to rust, a half bottle of brake fluid, and a shovel and mattock. — Southern Living, "The Chariots of My People," 1 May 2017These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'mattock.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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