What does "polaski" mean?

A fire fighting hand tool consisting of ax or adz head on a wooden handle, used to dig a fireline.

Polaski

name, noun

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Noun

1
A fire fighting hand tool consisting of ax or adz head on a wooden handle, used to dig a fireline.
"A polaski is a cross between a pick, an^([sic]) standard axe, and a broad axe. It is used to cut through buried roots."

Proper Noun

"A polaski is a cross between a pick, an^([sic]) standard axe, and a broad axe. It is used to cut through buried roots."

Named for a forester, Edward Pulaski, who designed the tool.

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