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Mattock vs Pickaxe - What's the difference?

mattock | pickaxe |

As nouns the difference between mattock and pickaxe

is that mattock is an agricultural tool whose blades are at right angles to the body, similar to a pickax while pickaxe is a heavy iron tool with a wooden handle; one end of the head is pointed, the other has a chisel edge.

As a verb pickaxe is

to use a pickaxe.

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

    pickaxe

    English

    (wikipedia pickaxe)

    Alternative forms

    * pickax * pick-axe

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A heavy iron tool with a wooden handle; one end of the head is pointed, the other has a chisel edge.

    • Verb

    (pickax)
  • To use a pickaxe.