Category:Shovel

Shov"el, n. Etym: [oe. shovele, schovele, as. scoft, sceoft; akin to D. schoffel, g. schaufel, ohg. sc, dan. skovl, sw. skofvel, skyffel, And to e. shove. sq. root160. See shove, v. t.]

Defn: 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. 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 (zoöl.), 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.

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.

2. To gather up as with a shovel.