Definition of shovel

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Shovel (v. t.) An implement consisting of a broad scoop, or more or less hollow blade, with a handle, used for lifting and throwing earth, coal, grain, or other loose substances..

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Swaddler :: Swaddlebill (n.) The shoveler.
Shovelling :: Shovelling () of Shove.
Shovelfuls :: Shovelfuls (pl. ) of Shovelfu.
Shovelbill :: Shovelbill (n.) The shoveler.
Shovel-nosed :: Shovel-nosed (a.) Having a broad, flat nose; as, the shovel-nosed duck, or shoveler..
Shovelful :: Shovelful (n.) As much as a shovel will hold; enough to fill a shovel.
Shoveled :: Shoveled (imp. & p. p.) of Shove.
Vanning :: Vanning (n.) A process by which ores are washed on a shovel, or in a vanner..
Slice :: Slice (v. t.) A plate of iron with a handle, forming a kind of chisel, or a spadelike implement, variously proportioned, and used for various purposes, as for stripping the planking from a vessel's side, for cutting blubber from a whale, or for stirring a fire of coals; a slice bar; a peel; a fire shovel..
Fire-set :: Fire-set (n.) A set of fire irons, including, commonly, tongs, shovel, and poker..
Shovel :: Shovel (v. t.) To gather up as with a shovel.
Dustpan :: Dustpan (n.) A shovel-like utensil for conveying away dust brushed from the floor.
Shovelhead :: Shovelhead (n.) A shark (Sphryna tiburio) allied to the hammerhead, and native of the warmer parts of the Atlantic and Pacific oceans; -- called also bonnet shark..
Mollebart :: Mollebart (n.) An agricultural implement used in Flanders, consisting of a kind of large shovel drawn by a horse and guided by a man..
Shovelnose :: Shovelnose (n.) A ganoid fish of the Sturgeon family (Scaphirhynchus platyrhynchus) of the Mississippi and Ohio rivers; -- called also white sturgeon.
Van :: Van (v. t.) To wash or cleanse, as a small portion of ore, on a shovel..
Slidegroat :: Slidegroat (n.) The game of shovelboard.
Tramble :: Tramble (v. t.) To wash, as tin ore, with a shovel in a frame fitted for the purpose..
Shoveler :: Shoveler (n.) A river duck (Spatula clypeata), native of Europe and America. It has a large bill, broadest towards the tip. The male is handsomely variegated with green, blue, brown, black, and white on the body; the head and neck are dark green. Called also broadbill, spoonbill, shovelbill, and maiden duck. The Australian shoveler, or shovel-nosed duck (S. rhynchotis), is a similar species..
Spade :: Spade (n.) An implement for digging or cutting the ground, consisting usually of an oblong and nearly rectangular blade of iron, with a handle like that of a shovel..
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