ice pick

noun

: a hand tool ending in a spike for chipping ice

Examples of ice pick in a Sentence

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One day when Jones was walking home, a group of street toughs pinned him to a fence, plunged a knife blade into one of his hands and stabbed him in the temple with an ice pick. Steve Marble, Los Angeles Times, 4 Nov. 2024 Another guy got stabbed with an ice pick this past spring after his dog attacked a group of dogs. Christopher Robbins, Curbed, 15 Aug. 2024 In 1988, Tatum was hospitalized for nearly five weeks after another inmate smashed an ice pick into his forehead and neck, damaging his spine. Richard A. Webster, ProPublica, 25 July 2024 Bob Hayward stopped Bundy's tan Volkswagen, which was lingering outside a home in Granger, Utah. After finding a ski mask, a crowbar, an ice pick and handcuffs in the car, the officer placed Bundy under arrest – but he was soon released. Christina Coulter, Fox News, 14 July 2024 See all Example Sentences for ice pick 

Word History

First Known Use

1851, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of ice pick was in 1851

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“Ice pick.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/ice%20pick. Accessed 22 Nov. 2024.

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ice pick

noun
: a hand tool ending in a spike for chipping ice
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