Mattock is an English word with synonyms like pick or pickax. Below you'll find 4 example sentences showing how it's used in practice.
Mattock meaning
An agricultural tool whose blades are at right angles to the body, similar to a pickaxe.
Using Mattock
- The main meaning on this page is: An agricultural tool whose blades are at right angles to the body, similar to a pickaxe.
- Useful related words include: pick, pickax, pickaxe.
- In the example corpus, mattock often appears in combinations such as: mattock on.
Context around Mattock
- Average sentence length in these examples: 31.5 words
- Position in the sentence: 2 start, 2 middle, 0 end
- Sentence types: 4 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Mattock
- In this selection, "mattock" usually appears near the start of the sentence. The average example has 31.5 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, joe, david and saw stand out and add context to how "mattock" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include and a mattock on the and defender joe mattock and promotion. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "mattock" sits close to words such as aaaaand, aaah and aaargh, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with mattock
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
Mattock saw the day's first yellow card for a late tackle on Johnson on the right touchline. (18 words)
It can be a big help because it is an ax on one end and a mattock on the other so you can chop and dig. (26 words)
Former England Under-21 defender Joe Mattock and promotion-winning centre-half Will Smith are the most notable names not to make the Sulphurites’ retained list, with goalkeepers Jonathan Mitchell, Lewis Thomas and Pete Jameson also leaving the club. (39 words)
In addition to Switzer on guitars and vocals, A Proud Monkey includes Jon Ventre on bass, Mark Woodyatt on violins, David Mattock on keyboards, Josh Orlando on drums and vocals, Carl Krupa on horns and flute and Neil Nicastro on electric/acoustic guitar. (43 words)
Former England Under-21 defender Joe Mattock and promotion-winning centre-half Will Smith are the most notable names not to make the Sulphurites’ retained list, with goalkeepers Jonathan Mitchell, Lewis Thomas and Pete Jameson also leaving the club. (39 words)
It can be a big help because it is an ax on one end and a mattock on the other so you can chop and dig. (26 words)
Example sentences (4)
Mattock saw the day's first yellow card for a late tackle on Johnson on the right touchline.
Former England Under-21 defender Joe Mattock and promotion-winning centre-half Will Smith are the most notable names not to make the Sulphurites’ retained list, with goalkeepers Jonathan Mitchell, Lewis Thomas and Pete Jameson also leaving the club.
In addition to Switzer on guitars and vocals, A Proud Monkey includes Jon Ventre on bass, Mark Woodyatt on violins, David Mattock on keyboards, Josh Orlando on drums and vocals, Carl Krupa on horns and flute and Neil Nicastro on electric/acoustic guitar.
It can be a big help because it is an ax on one end and a mattock on the other so you can chop and dig.
Common combinations with mattock
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- mattock on 2×