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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Shoveled :: Shoveled (imp. & p. p.) of Shove.
Shoveler :: Shoveler (n.) One who, or that which, shovels..
Shovelling :: Shovelling () of Shove.
Fire-set :: Fire-set (n.) A set of fire irons, including, commonly, tongs, shovel, and poker..
Shovelnose :: Shovelnose (n.) The common sand shark. See under Snad.
Broadbill :: Broadbill (n.) The shoveler. See Shoveler.
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..
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.
Shovelnose :: Shovelnose (n.) A small California shark (Heptranchias maculatus), which is taken for its oil..
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..
Shovelful :: Shovelful (n.) As much as a shovel will hold; enough to fill a shovel.
Shovel :: Shovel (v. t.) To gather up as with a shovel.
Shovelled :: Shovelled () of Shove.
Spoonbill :: Spoonbill (n.) The shoveler. See Shoveler, 2..
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..
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..
Shovel :: 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..
Shovel-nosed :: Shovel-nosed (a.) Having a broad, flat nose; as, the shovel-nosed duck, or shoveler..
Shovelard :: Shovelard (n.) Shoveler.
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