1. plural of mattock; heavy digging tools with a blade on one side and a pick or adze on the other
Usage: agricultural tool; gardening

Examples

• The farmers used mattocks to break up the hard soil.
• She grabbed two mattocks from the tool shed.
• The construction crew brought mattocks to dig through the rocky ground.
• Old mattocks hung on the barn wall.
• They swung their mattocks rhythmically to clear the field.
• The gardener preferred mattocks over regular hoes for tough weeds.