- mattuc
- m (-es/-as) mattock; fork, trident
Old to modern English dictionary. 2013.
mattuc
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Mattock — Mat tock, n. [AS. mattuc; cf. W. matog.] An implement for digging and grubbing. The head has two long steel blades, one like an adz and the other like a narrow ax or the point of a pickax. [1913 Webster] T is you must dig with mattock and with… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
mattock — noun Etymology: Middle English mattok, from Old English mattuc Date: before 12th century a digging and grubbing tool with features of an adze and an ax or pick … New Collegiate Dictionary
Diminutive — In language structure, a diminutive,[1] or diminutive form (abbreviated dim), is a formation of a word used to convey a slight degree of the root meaning, smallness of the object or quality named, encapsulation, intimacy, or endearment.[2][3] It… … Wikipedia
mattock — /mat euhk/, n. an instrument for loosening the soil in digging, shaped like a pickax, but having one end broad instead of pointed. [bef. 900; ME mattok, OE mattuc] * * * Picklike digging implement, one of the oldest tools of agriculture. It… … Universalium
meottoc — see mattuc … Old to modern English dictionary
mettac — see mattuc … Old to modern English dictionary
mattock — noun an agricultural tool similar to a pickaxe, but with one arm of the head curved like an adze and the other like a chisel edge, used for breaking up hard ground, digging up roots, etc. Origin OE mattuc, of uncertain origin … English new terms dictionary
mattock — mat•tock [[t]ˈmæt ək[/t]] n. bui a digging tool shaped like a pickax with one end broad instead of pointed • Etymology: bef. 900; ME mattok, OE mattuc … From formal English to slang
mattock — /ˈmætək / (say matuhk) noun an instrument for loosening the soil in digging, shaped like a pickaxe, but having one end broad instead of pointed. {Middle English mattok, Old English mattuc} …
mattock — [mat′ək] n. [ME mattok < OE mattuc < VL * mattiuca < * mattea, back form. < L mateola, dim. < * matea < IE base * mat , hoe, club > Sans matyá , a harrow] a tool for loosening the soil, digging up and cutting roots, etc.: it… … English World dictionary
