Wordwyrt

mattock

Meaningmattock

Common meaning: a hand tool with a pick and broad blade

Journey through time

  1. Old Englishmattuc‘mattock’sourceB&T
  2. Middle Englishmattok‘mattock’source
  3. Englishmattock‘a hand tool with a pick and broad blade’ · today

Sources & notes

Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.

Pronunciation

  • UK IPA: not available. Respelling: generated.
  • US IPA: not available. Respelling: generated.

Origin: Built on Old English mattuc ‘mattock’.

Roots

  • mattuc Old English “mattock”

Building blocks are an automatic split · open in app