shovel
noun
/ˈʃʌv(ə)l/
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/ˈʃʌvl̩/
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- A hand tool with a handle, used for moving portions of material such as earth, snow, and grain from one place to another, with some forms also used for digging. Not to be confused with a spade, which is designed solely for small-scale digging and incidental tasks such as chopping of small roots.
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schop,
schep
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shovel
verb
/ˈʃʌv(ə)l/
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/ˈʃʌvl̩/
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- To move materials with a shovel.
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scheppen
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shoveler
noun
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- Any of four species of dabbling duck, in the genus Anas, with distinctive spatulate bills.
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slobeend
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