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shovel 1. an instrument for lifting or scooping loose material, such as earth, coal, etc., consisting of a curved blade or a scoop attached to a handle 2. any machine or part resembling a shovel in action shovel [′shəv·əl] (design engineering) A hand tool having a flattened scoop at the end of a long handle for moving soil, aggregate, cement, or other similar material. (mechanical engineering) A mechanical excavator. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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From out the screen of vines and creepers he flung ahead of him a miner's pick and shovel and gold-pan. "Then, by God," replied Tarrant, "if you won't take a shovel you'll take a pickax. Yet the Shovel was practically deserted, and the Virgin, standing by the stove, yawned with uncovered mouth and said to Charley Bates:- |
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