Abstract: The present disclosure provides a pick tool comprising a holder body comprising a shank; a strike body attached to an end of the holder body opposing the shank; and a wear protection body comprising: an upper surface; a lower surface; and a throughhole extending from the upper surface to the lower surface through which the shank of the holder body is inserted; wherein a ratio of a diameter of the shank adjacent the throughhole of the wear protection body to the thickness of the wear protection body is less than 1.5, a processing assembly comprising a plurality of said pick tools, and a use of the processing assembly in mining or boring into the earth or processing pavement.