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mattock

/ˈmæt.ək/

mattocknoun

mattocks

/ˈmæt.ək/

Translations

кирка

He used a mattock to break up the hard soil.

Он использовал кирку, чтобы разбить твердую почву.

Additional translations

тяпка

мотыга

Definitions

A hand tool used for digging, prying, and chopping, similar to a pickaxe, with a flat blade on one side and a pointed end on the other.

The gardener used a mattock to break up the hard soil in the flower bed.

Synonyms

hoe

pickaxe

spade

digging tool

mattockverb

mattocked

Past Simple

mattocked

Past Participle

mattocking

Gerund

/ˈmæt.ək/

Definitions

To dig, break up, or remove earth using a mattock.

The workers mattocked a narrow trench along the hillside.

Synonyms

dig

pick

till

break up

pry up

grub up

mattockadjective

Used attributively before another noun (e.g., "mattock handle").

Definitions

Designed for use with a mattock or relating to a mattock.

He bought a mattock head and a matching mattock handle.