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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  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.
     [1913 Webster]
  
     {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} (Zool.), 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.
        [1913 Webster]

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  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.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     2. To gather up as with a shovel.
        [1913 Webster]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [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"
       [also: {shovelling}, {shovelled}]

From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:

  59 Moby Thesaurus words for "shovel":
     backhoe, bail, bar spade, bore, bucket, burrow, coal shovel, cup,
     decant, delve, dig, dig out, dike, dip, dish, dish out, dish up,
     dredge, drill, drive, excavate, fork, furrow, garden spade, gouge,
     gouge out, groove, grub, gumming spade, ladle, lower, loy, mine,
     peat spade, posthole spade, pour, power shovel, quarry,
     salt shovel, sap, scoop, scoop out, scoop shovel, scrabble, scrape,
     scratch, scuff, shamble, sink, spade, split shovel, spoon, spud,
     steam shovel, stump spud, trench, trenching spade, trough,
     tunnel
  
  

















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