Shovel
Shovel , noun
[Old English shovele, schovele, Anglo-Saxon scoft, sceoft; akin to Dutch schoffel, German schaufel, Old High German sc{not transcribed}vala, Danish skovl, Swedish skofvel, skyffel, and to English shove. r160. See Shove, transitive verb]
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.
Collocations (3)
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. [Colloquial]
Shovelspur (Zoology) , 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.
Shovel , transitive verb
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 up as with a shovel.