Hypertext Webster Gateway: "shovel"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Shovel \Shov"el\, n. [OE. shovele, schovele, AS. scoft, sceoft;
akin to D. schoffel, G. schaufel, OHG. sc?vala, Dan. skovl,
Sw. skofvel, skyffel, and to E. shove. [root]160. See
{Shove}, 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 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} (Zo["o]l.), 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.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Shovel \Shov"el\, v. 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 pit.
2. To gather up as with a shovel.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
shovel
n 1: a hand tool for lifting loose material; consists of a curved
container or scoop and a handle
2: the quantity a shovel can hold [syn: {shovelful}, {spadeful}]
3: a fire iron consisting of a small shovel used to scoop coals
or ashes in a fireplace
4: a machine for excavating [syn: {power shovel}, {excavator},
{digger}]
v : dig with or as if with a shovel; "shovel sand"; "he
shovelled in the backyard all afternoon long"
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