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Meanings of
mattock
in inglês
espanhol
alcotana
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Adze-like hand tool for chopping, digging, and prying, especially for planting in hard ground.
pickaxe
Related terms
tool
espanhol
alcotana
Usage of
mattock
in inglês
1
At it he rushed, hitting vigorously at the edge with his
mattock
.
2
The men were compelled to get a
mattock
to loosen its jaws.
3
When Paullinus went back to the hut he found a rough
mattock
.
4
They were very badly suited for handling the
mattock
,
shovel, and hand-barrow.
5
I will keep the shovel; do you carry off the
mattock
.
6
The stone yielded, and he proceeded to work with the
mattock
.
7
The colonel agreed, and Curdie went-notwithout his
mattock
,
because of the dogs.
8
Curdie thought of his
mattock
,
and ran and laid it aside.
9
Again he took his
mattock
,
and went to the back wall.
10
Swedenborg is retrospective, nor can we divest him of his
mattock
and shroud.
11
One skull is like another, and is as lightly split with a
mattock
.
12
The Harvester gripped the
mattock
and advanced to the bed.
13
They had a
mattock
and shovel, and they made their way here without accident.
14
Curdie caught it in his left hand, and heaved his
mattock
with the other.
15
Seeing Orman, he limped over and extended a hand as large as a
mattock
.
16
And he laid the shovel and
mattock
on the floor.
Other examples for "mattock"
Grammar, pronunciation and more
About this term
mattock
Noun
Singular
Frequent collocations
carry a mattock
drop the mattock
mattock on
wooden mattock
black mattock
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Translations for
mattock
espanhol
alcotana
Mattock
through the time
Mattock
across language varieties
United Kingdom
Common