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[ noun ] a hand tool for lifting loose material; consists of a curved container or scoop and a handle
Used in print (W. H. Gass, "The Pedersen Kid," in The...)I took the pail and shovel and went_out on the porch . Related terms |
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[ verb ] dig with or as if with a shovel
Examples "shovel sand" "he shovelled in the backyard all afternoon long" Used in print (Richard Sanders Allen, "When Fogg Flew the Mail"...)Clerks and postmasters shoveled muck out of their offices - those who still had offices - and wondered how to move the mail . Related terms |
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[ noun ] a fire iron consisting of a small shovel used to scoop coals or ashes in a fireplace
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[ noun ] a machine for excavating
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