Shovelspur

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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.
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     {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.
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