shovel, shovelful, spadeful
(noun) the quantity a shovel can hold
Source: WordNet® 3.1
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
3 December 2024
(adjective) (used in combination or as a suffix) able to withstand; “temptation-proof”; “childproof locks”
The word “coffee” entered the English language in 1582 via the Dutch “koffie,” borrowed from the Ottoman Turkish “kahve,” borrowed in turn from the Arabic “qahwah.” The Arabic word qahwah was traditionally held to refer to a type of wine.
