As nouns the difference between pickaxe and hoe
is that
pickaxe is a heavy iron tool with a wooden handle; one end of the head is pointed, the other has a chisel edge while
hoe is an agricultural tool consisting of a long handle with a flat blade fixed perpendicular to it at the end, used for digging rows.
As verbs the difference between pickaxe and hoe
is that
pickaxe is to use a pickaxe while
hoe is to cut, dig, scrape, turn, arrange, or clean, with this tool.