According to Guinness World Records, the largest collection of coffee pots belongs to Robert Dahl (Germany) and consists of 27,390 coffee pots as of 2 November 2012, in Rövershagen, Germany.
SPADEFUL
shovel, shovelful, spadeful
(noun) the quantity a shovel can hold
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
spadeful (plural spadefuls or spadesful)
The amount held by (or moved by) a spade (shovel) at once. A shovelful.
Source: Wiktionary
Spade"ful, n.; pl. Spadefuls. Etym: [Spade + full.]
Definition: As much as a spade will hold or lift.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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UNAMBIGUOUS
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