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piolet

pio·let

UK/ˈpjəʊ.leɪ/ US/ˈpiː.ə.leɪ/ uncommon

noun

1.

an ax used by mountain climbers for cutting footholds in ice

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Origin

Borrowed from French piolet, or its source, Franco-Provençal piolet (“small axe”).

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