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Mattock vs Machete - What's the difference?

mattock | machete |

As nouns the difference between mattock and machete

is that mattock is an agricultural tool whose blades are at right angles to the body, similar to a pickax while machete is machete.

mattock

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • An agricultural tool whose blades are at right angles to the body, similar to a pickax.

    • See also

    * adze * hoe * pick * twibill

    External links

    * (Mattock) * English words suffixed with -ock

    machete

    English

    (wikipedia machete)

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A sword-like tool used for cutting large plants with a chopping motion. A machete's blade is usually 50 to 65 centimeters (cm) long, and up to three millimeters (mm) thick.

    • Synonyms

    * bolo

    See also

    * bolo * cleaver * golok (Indonesian) * knife * hatchet * parang

    Verb

    (machet)
  • To cut or chop with a machete.
    • After some hours of intense work, we had macheted a path through the jungle to the bank of the river.
  • To hack or chop crudely with a blade other than a machete.
    • You can't just machete about with a rapier and expect to succeed; you need to thrust properly.
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