Talk:mattock

I have never heard of a mining pick, has anyone else? If not I wonder if anyone would object to my either removing the comment or changing it to "pickax"? KnowledgeOfSelf 01:20, 18 February 2006 (UTC)
 * As no one has replied yet, I'll go ahead and change the wording. KnowledgeOfSelf 12:38, 19 February 2006 (UTC)

Etymology
There is no founded evidence for any Germanic root for mattock. Please see Talk Page for mote. Andrew H. Gray 11:38, 24 December 2015 (UTC)Andrew