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Definition of Spades

Spade
Spade Spade, n. [AS. sp[ae]d; spada; akin to D. spade, G. spaten, Icel. spa[eth]i, Dan. & Sw. spade, L. spatha a spatula, a broad two-edged sword, a spathe, Gr. spa`qh. Cf. Epaulet, Spade at cards, Spathe, Spatula.] 1. An implement for digging or cutting the ground, consisting usually of an oblong and nearly rectangular blade of iron, with a handle like that of a shovel. ``With spade and pickax armed.' --Milton. 2. [Sp. espada, literally, a sword; -- so caused because these cards among the Spanish bear the figure of a sword. Sp. espada is fr. L. spatha, Gr. spa`qh. See the Etymology above.] One of that suit of cards each of which bears one or more figures resembling a spade. ``Let spades be trumps!' she said. --Pope. 3. A cutting instrument used in flensing a whale. Spade bayonet, a bayonet with a broad blade which may be used digging; -- called also trowel bayonet. Spade handle (Mach.), the forked end of a connecting rod in which a pin is held at both ends. See Illust. of Knuckle joint, under Knuckle.
Spade
Spade Spade, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Spaded; p. pr. & vb. n. Spading.] To dig with a spade; to pare off the sward of, as land, with a spade.
Spade
Spade Spade, n. [Cf. Spay, n.] 1. (Zo["o]l.) A hart or stag three years old. [Written also spaid, spayade.] 2. [Cf. L. spado.] A castrated man or beast.

Meaning of Spades from wikipedia

- Look up spade in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. A spade is a digging and gardening tool. Spade or Spades may also refer to: Spades (card game), a trick-taking...
- shovel. Early spades were made of riven wood or of animal bones (often shoulder blades). After the art of metalworking was developed, spades were made with...
- black spades (♠), red hearts (♥), blue diamonds (♦) and green clubs (♣). Another common system is based on the German suits and uses green spades (♠) and...
- genomes projects. SPAdes works with Ion Torrent, PacBio, Oxford Nanopore, and Illumina paired-end, mate-pairs and single reads. SPAdes has been integrated...
- card except Spades on the first trick, unless the player has nothing but Spades (rare, as the player would have to have been dealt every Spade in the deck)...
- Generally, spades are black. They form one of the two major suits in bridge (with hearts). In the official skat tournament deck, spades are green, ****uming...
- ace of spades, common in packs today, stems from the 17th century, when James I and later Queen Anne imposed laws requiring the ace of spades to bear...
- Look up jack of spades in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. The jack of spades (also called the "knave of spades") is a playing card in the standard 52-card...
- Look up ace of spades in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. The ace of spades is commonly thought of as the highest-ranking playing card in the standard...
- IV of Spades (stylized in all caps; pronounced "four of spades") was a Filipino rock band from Metro Manila, Philippines, consisting of vocalist, b****ist...