a double-edged hand tool having an ax blade on one side and a pickax or wide chisel on the opposite side, used esp. in clearing land and removing tree stumps.
Origin: 1920–25, Americanism; after Edward C. Pulaski (1866–1931), U.S. forest ranger, its inventor
Pu·las·ki (pŏŏ-lās'kē, pə-) Polish patriot and general who aided American forces in the Revolutionary War, commanding the defense of Charleston (1779) and leading a cavalry brigade in the siege of Savannah.