Hawaii and California are the only two U.S. states that grow coffee plants commercially.
PICKAXED
Verb
pickaxed
simple past tense and past participle of pickax
Source: Wiktionary
PICKAX
Pick"ax`, Pick"axe`, n. Etym: [A corruption of OE. pikois, pikeis, F. picois, fr. pic. See Pick, n.]
Definition: A pick with a point at one end, a transverse edge or blade at the other, and a handle inserted at the middle; a hammer with a flattened end for driving wedges and a pointed end for piercing as it strikes. Shak.
PICKAXE
Pick"ax`, Pick"axe`, n. Etym: [A corruption of OE. pikois, pikeis, F. picois, fr. pic. See Pick, n.]
Definition: A pick with a point at one end, a transverse edge or blade at the other, and a handle inserted at the middle; a hammer with a flattened end for driving wedges and a pointed end for piercing as it strikes. Shak.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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