SHOVELFUL

shovel, shovelful, spadeful

(noun) the quantity a shovel can hold

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

shovelful (plural shovelfuls or shovelsful)

The amount that can be moved at once with a shovel.

Source: Wiktionary


Shov"el*ful, n.; pl. Shovelfuls (.

Definition: As much as a shovel will hold; enough to fill a shovel.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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Word of the Day

8 November 2024

REPLACEMENT

(noun) the act of furnishing an equivalent person or thing in the place of another; “replacing the star will not be easy”


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