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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Spoonbill :: Spoonbill (n.) The shoveler. See Shoveler, 2..
Dustpan :: Dustpan (n.) A shovel-like utensil for conveying away dust brushed from the floor.
Shovelbill :: Shovelbill (n.) The shoveler.
Shovelard :: Shovelard (n.) Shoveler.
Shuffleboard :: Shuffleboard (n.) See Shovelboard.
Shovelful :: Shovelful (n.) As much as a shovel will hold; enough to fill a shovel.
Van :: Van (v. t.) To wash or cleanse, as a small portion of ore, on a shovel..
Tramble :: Tramble (v. t.) To wash, as tin ore, with a shovel in a frame fitted for the purpose..
Shovelnose :: Shovelnose (n.) The common sand shark. See under Snad.
Shovel-nosed :: Shovel-nosed (a.) Having a broad, flat nose; as, the shovel-nosed duck, or shoveler..
Slidegroat :: Slidegroat (n.) The game of shovelboard.
Fire-set :: Fire-set (n.) A set of fire irons, including, commonly, tongs, shovel, and poker..
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..
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..
Shovelboard :: Shovelboard (n.) A game played on board ship in which the aim is to shove or drive with a cue wooden disks into divisions chalked on the deck; -- called also shuffleboard.
Shovel :: Shovel (v. t.) To take up and throw with a shovel; as, to shovel earth into a heap, or into a cart, or out of a pit..
Shovel :: Shovel (v. t.) To gather up as with a shovel.
Scoop :: Scoop (n.) The act of scooping, or taking with a scoop or ladle; a motion with a scoop, as in dipping or shoveling..
Shovelfuls :: Shovelfuls (pl. ) of Shovelfu.
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..
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