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单词 pulaski
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Pulaskin.

Brit. /pəˈlaski/, U.S. /pəˈlæski/
Forms: also with lower-case initial.
Origin: From a proper name. Etymon: proper name Pulaski.
Etymology: < the name of E. C. Pulaski (1866–1931), U.S. forest ranger, who designed the tool.
U.S.
An axe-like tool with a head consisting of axe blade on one side and an adze blade on the other, used esp. in forestry and firefighting.
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society > occupation and work > equipment > cutting tool > axe > [noun] > small
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1924 Frontier Nov. 20 I saw Paul, his back bowed, his Pulaski swingin' like a flail.
1940 Fire Control Notes July 141 It is well for the scout to carry a pulaski or light ax for blazing or hot-spotting.
1948 Highway Traveler Aug. 37/1 Besides technical information on fighting fire with chemicals, or with axe and pulaski, smoke-jumpers are taught to bail out from a specially-constructed tower.
1976 Audubon May 85/3 The Pulaski is a fire-fighting tool, a combination ax and mattock.
1992 N. Maclean Young Men & Fire i. iii. 59 Even after all these years the Pulaski is still the tool for digging fire-lines.
2004 Z. Unger Working Fire xiv. 213 We..started clearing brush with shovels, Pulaskis (an ax with a digging blade on the back), and Macleods (a wide hoe with a rake on the back).
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2007; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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