polaski
See also: Polaski
English
Etymology
Named for a forester, Edward Pulaski, who designed the tool.
Noun
polaski (plural polaskis)
- (firefighting) A fire fighting hand tool consisting of ax or adz head on a wooden handle, used to dig a fireline.
- 2002, Kent J. Johnson, Garden Railroading: Getting Started in the Hobby:
- A polaski is a cross between a pick, an standard axe, and a broad axe. It is used to cut through buried roots.
- 2011, Sid Marty, Leaning on the Wind: Under the Spell of the Great Chinook, page 285:
- A shovel, a polaski (fire axe) and a gieke can for putting out campfires, disinfectant for cleaning outhouses and picnic tables.
- 2013, Gary E. J. Kain, Selfie:
- It was equipped with two water tanks, a pump and one inch rubber hose, plus the normal shovels, polaskis, first aid equipment, and radios.
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