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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