Ma'anar ƙamus na "pickaxe" kayan aiki ne mai nunin ƙarewa don tarwatsa sassa masu wuya kamar dutse, siminti, ko ƙasa mai daskarewa, wanda ya ƙunshi dogon hannu da kai mai nuni biyu, ɗaya daga cikinsu yana lanƙwasa. kuma ana amfani da shi wajen tono, ɗayan kuma madaidaiciya kuma ana amfani dashi don karyawa. Har ila yau, wani lokaci ana rubuta shi "pickax."