(February 29, 2016 at 9:06 pm)abaris Wrote:(February 29, 2016 at 9:04 pm)Chas Wrote: It's a tool. I used it to smash clay pigeons.
So it's not a tool. A tool is something you take up when something needs to be taken care of. Smashing clay pigeons is more on the lines of a hobby and a toy to have some fun.
Tool
a device or implement, especially one held in the hand, used to carry out a particular function.
Is a baseball bat a tool? A tennis racquet? A hockey stick?
Of course they are.
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