Definition of Shovil
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. √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 (Zoöl.), 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.
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.
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. √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 (Zoöl.), 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.
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.
- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
SHOVEL. To be put to bed with a shovel; to be buried.
He or she was fed with a fire-shovel; a saying of a person
with a large mouth.
- The Devil's Dictionary (Ambrose Bierce)
- a hand tool with a handle for moving portions of material such as earth, snow, grain, etc from one place to another. Not to be confused with a spade which is for digging.
- to move materials with a shovel
- The Nuttall Encyclopedia
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