Definition of Shovels. Meaning of Shovels. Synonyms of Shovels

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Definition of Shovels

Shovel
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.
Shovel
Shovel Shov"el, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Shoveledor 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.

Meaning of Shovels from wikipedia

- machines called power shovels, which serve the same purpose—digging, lifting, and moving material. Although such modern power shovels as front-end loaders...
- The shovelers or shovellers are four species of dabbling ducks with long, broad spatula-shaped beaks: Red shoveler, Anas platalea Cape shoveler, Anas...
- snow shovels and modified shovel-based sleds. It was once an event in the winter X games, but was removed due to safety concerns. Competitive shovel racing...
- power shovels, commonly called giant stripping shovels. Most were built between the 1950s and the 1970s. The world's first giant stripping shovel for the...
- single "Domino". In 2017, Shovels & Rope founded a music festival that occurs annually in Charleston, South Carolina. As Shovels & Rope tour they typically...
- multi-ton mining shovels still use the cable-lift shovel arrangement. In the 1950s and 1960s, Marion Shovel built m****ive stripping shovels for coal operations...
- steam shovels Steam shovel, a steam-powered excavating machine designed for lifting and moving material such as rock and soil Intellipedia shovel The Shovel...
- The northern shoveler (/ˈʃʌvələr/; Spatula clypeata), known simply in Britain as the shoveler, is a common and widespread duck. It breeds in northern areas...
- All snow shovels consist of a handle and a scoop. Sometimes there may be a shaft connecting handle and scoop, while in other snow shovels, the handle...
- The red shoveler (Spatula platalea) is a species of dabbling duck native to southern South America. The species has a spatula-shaped bill, a green speculum...