polaski

plural polaskis

1. firefightingA fire fighting hand tool consisting of ax or adz head on a wooden handle, used to dig a fireline.

   A polaski is a cross between a pick, an^([sic]) standard axe, and a broad axe. It is used to cut through buried roots.

   2002, Kent J. Johnson, Garden Railroading: Getting Started in the Hobby

   2 more examples

   A shovel, a polaski (fire axe) and a gieke can for putting out campfires, disinfectant for cleaning outhouses and picnic tables.

   2011, Sid Marty, Leaning on the Wind: Under the Spell of the Great Chinook, page 285

   It was equipped with two water tanks, a pump and one inch rubber hose, plus the normal shovels, polaskis, first aid equipment, and radios.

   2013, Gary E. J. Kain, Selfie

plural Polaskis

1. A surname.