Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference - shovel
Shovel
shovel
n. & v. --n. 1 a a spadelike tool for shifting quantities of coal, earth, etc., esp. having the sides curved upwards. b the amount contained in a shovel; a shovelful. 2 a machine or part of a machine having a similar form or function. --v.tr. (shovelled, shovelling; US shoveled, shoveling) 1 shift or clear (coal etc.) with or as if with a shovel. 2 colloq. move (esp. food) in large quantities or roughly (shovelled peas into his mouth). Phrases and idioms shovel hat a broad-brimmed hat esp. worn by some clergymen. Derivatives shovelful n. (pl. -fuls). Etymology: OE scofl f. Gmc (see SHOVE)
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I. noun Etymology: Middle English, from Old English scofl; akin to Old High German scūfla ~, Old English scūfan to thrust away Date: before 12th century 1. a hand implement consisting of a broad scoop or a more or less hollowed out blade with a handle used to lift and throw material, something that resembles a ~, an excavating machine, ~ful, II. verb (-eled or -elled; -eling or ~ling) Date: 15th century transitive verb to take up and throw with a ~, to dig or clean out with a ~, to throw or convey roughly or in a mass as if with a ~ , intransitive verb to use a ~ ...Толковый словарь английского языка
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