ice pick

noun

: a hand tool ending in a spike for chipping ice

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Actually, he's got half the brain of a motorcycling, rock-n-roll loving rebel named Eddie (Meat Loaf), who briefly escapes from the deep freeze where he'd been stored and causes a bit of havoc, before Frank-N-Furter kills him with an ice pick. ArsTechnica, 16 Aug. 2025 The phone had been ripped off the wall, there was blood everywhere, pictures were on the floor and an awl, a leatherworking tool shaped like an ice pick, was found in the kitchen. Kirsten Fiscus, The Tennessean, 2 July 2025 Be sure to keep safety items (like ice picks, rope, and a throwable flotation device) on hand in case of an emergency. Alex Perry, Cincinnati Enquirer, 10 Jan. 2025 And some even developed lasting ice pick acne scars. Hannah Yasharoff, USA TODAY, 27 Jan. 2025 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 25 Aug. 2025.

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ice pick

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