| They began to hack at the hard, dehydrated earth, with mattocks, breaking up the soil and watering it enough to plant vegetables. |
| Tools needed for the day include loppers, bowsaws, and mattocks. |
| They were quickly replacing their automatic rifles and machine-guns with spades and mattocks. |
| The ard is not suited for clearing new land, so grass and undergrowth are usually removed with hoes or mattocks. |
| Tools of use are loppers, bowsaws, weed wrenches and pick mattocks. |
| Laborers used tools resembling mattocks or hoes for digging and used woven reed baskets for hauling dirt and debris. |
