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Webster 1913 Edition
Shovel
Shov′el
,Noun.
[OE. ]
shovele
, schovele
, AS. scoft
, sceoft
; akin to D. schoffel
, G. schaufel
, OHG. sc[GREEK]vala
, Dan. skovl
, Sw. skofvel
, skyffel
, and to E. shove
. √160. See Shove
, Verb.
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 hat
, a broad-brimmed hat, turned up at the sides, and projecting in front like a shovel, – worn by some clergy of the English Church.
[Colloq.]
– Shovelspur
(Zool.)
, a flat, horny process on the tarsus of some toads, – used in burrowing.
– Steam shovel
, a machine with a scoop or scoops, operated by a steam engine, for excavating earth, as in making railway cuttings.
Shov′el
,Verb.
T.
[
imp. & p. p.
Shoveled
or Shovelled
; p. pr. & vb. n.
Shoveling
or Shovelling
.] 1.
To take up and throw with a shovel;
as, to
. shovel
earth into a heap, or into a cart, or out of a pit2.
To gather up as with a shovel.
Webster 1828 Edition
Shovel
SHOVEL
,Noun.
SHOVEL
,Verb.
T.
1. To take up and throw with a shovel; as, to shovel earth into a heap or into a cart, or out of a pit.
2. To gather in great quantities.