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Shovel \Shov"el\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Shoveled}or {Shovelled};
p. pr. & vb. n. {Shoveling} or {Shovelling}.]
1. To take up and throw with a shovel; as, to shovel earth
into a heap, or into a cart, or out of a pit.
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2. To gather up as with a shovel.
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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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