shovel en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- (General-American) audio
- [ˈʃʊv.ɫ̩] (Northern-England)
- [ˈʃʌv.ɫ̩] (Canada, General-American, Received-Pronunciation)
- [ˈʃɐv.ɫ̩] (Australia, New-Zealand)
- /ˈʃʌv.əl/ (Canada, General-American, Received-Pronunciation)
- /ˈʃʊv.əl/ (Northern-England)
- /ˈʃɐv.əl/ (Australia, New-Zealand)
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Germanic *skublō Proto-Germanic *skuflō Old English sċofl Middle English schovele English shovel From Middle English schovele, schovel, showell, shole (> English dialectal shoul, shool), from Old English scofl (“shovel”), from Proto-Germanic *skuflō, *skūflō (“shovel”), equivalent to shove + -el (instrumental/agent suffix). Cognate with Scots shuffle, shule, shuil (“shovel”), Saterland Frisian Sköifel (“shovel”), West Frisian skoffel, schoffel (“hoe, spade, shovel”), Dutch schoffel (“spade, hoe”), Low German Schüfel, Schuffel (“shovel”), German Schaufel (“shovel”), Danish skovl (“shovel”), Faroese skupla (“shovel”), Icelandic skófla (“shovel”), Norwegian skyfle (“shovel”), skyffel (“shovel, hoe”), Swedish skyffel, skovel (“shovel”). Compare typologically Russian пешня (pešnja) (akin to пиха́ть (pixátʹ)), сово́к (sovók) (akin to сова́ть (sovátʹ)).
Meanings
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A hand tool with a handle, used for moving portions of material such as earth, snow, and grain from one place to another, with some forms also used for digging. In strict usage differentiated from a spade, which is designed solely for small-scale digging and incidental tasks such as chopping of small roots.
It was said that such train crews kept a spare shovel on board because, on numerous occasions, the beginner had not only zealously thrown coal into the firebox but had let the shovel go as well.
1943 July and August, T. Lovatt Williams, “Some Reminiscences of the Footplate—1”, in Railway Magazine, pages 233–234:
- A mechanical part of an excavator with a similar function.
- (US, broadly, especially) Any shovel in the above senses, or any spade.
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(abbreviation, alt-of, ellipsis) Ellipsis of shovel hat.
alt of shovel hat
No one seems to like the offer, and the umpire is just coming down, when a queer old hat, something like a doctor of divinity's shovel, is chucked on to the stage […]
1857, Thomas Hughes, Tom Brown's School Days:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| shovels | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Coordinates
Deriveds
call a spade a shovel · snow sled shovel · shovelful · shovelman · steam shovel · picks and shovels · banker's shovel · call a shovel a shovel · shovelhead · put to bed with a shovel · shovelware · shovelbill · call a spade a spade and a shovel a shovel · shovelmaking · winnowing-shovel · mechanical shovel · fire shovel hat · shovelfish · shovelmaker · shovel-ready · shovelnose · coal shovel · shovelomics · shovelbum · shoveler · sleigh shovel · snow shovel · power shovel · shovellike · shovel-nosed sturgeon · shot with a shovel · shovel-handed · shovel-nosed · winnowing shovel · shovel test
Descendants
schufill · sabbal · jabōļ · japwol
Translations (148)
nrf pelle (tool for moving portions of material) · cy siefl (tool for moving portions of material) · lo ຊວ້ານ (tool for moving portions of material) · yi זאַסטופּ (tool for moving portions of material) · cmn 鏟子 /铲子 (tool for moving portions of material) · sl lopata (tool for moving portions of material) · is skófla (tool for moving portions of material) · gl paa (tool for moving portions of material) · pox šüṕă (tool for moving portions of material) · lo ຊ້ວນ (tool for moving portions of material) · de Schaufel (tool for moving portions of material) · cs lopata (tool for moving portions of material) · yi שױװל (tool for moving portions of material) · tg бел (tool for moving portions of material) · ht pèl (tool for moving portions of material) · mi hāwara (tool for moving portions of material) · vi xẻng (tool for moving portions of material) · os бел (tool for moving portions of material) · fo spaki (tool for moving portions of material) · nn skuffe (tool for moving portions of material) · tk susguç (tool for moving portions of material) · mi hāpara (tool for moving portions of material) · arz مجرفة (tool for moving portions of material) · pdt Scheffel (tool for moving portions of material) · it paletta (tool for moving portions of material) · cs rýč (tool for moving portions of material) · tl pumala (tool for moving portions of material) · km ចប (tool for moving portions of material) · ady хьацэ (tool for moving portions of material) · sq kaci (tool for moving portions of material) · ro lopată (tool for moving portions of material) · uk лопа́та (tool for moving portions of material) · bcl pala (tool for moving portions of material) · my ဂေါ် (tool for moving portions of material) · acw مجرفة (tool for moving portions of material) · bg лопа́та (tool for moving portions of material) · vi mai (tool for moving portions of material) · th พลั่ว (tool for moving portions of material) · ady хьэнцэ (tool for moving portions of material) · la rutrum (tool for moving portions of material) · ko 삽 (tool for moving portions of material) · hy թի (tool for moving portions of material) · gl pa (tool for moving portions of material) · ady хьанцэ (tool for moving portions of material) · ka ნიჩაბი (tool for moving portions of material) · sv spade (tool for moving portions of material) · kk күрек (tool for moving portions of material) · tt көрәк (tool for moving portions of material) · arz جاروف (tool for moving portions of material) · ms spade (tool for moving portions of material) · om akaafaa (tool for moving portions of material) · pl łopata (tool for moving portions of material) · ar مِجْرَفَة (tool for moving portions of material) · ce бел (tool for moving portions of material) · ru лопа́та (tool for moving portions of material) · ur بیلچہ (tool for moving portions of material) · ky күрөк (tool for moving portions of material) · hu lapát (tool for moving portions of material) · kmr merr (tool for moving portions of material) · id pengki (tool for moving portions of material) · la pāla (tool for moving portions of material) · ja シャベル (tool for moving portions of material) · sh ло̀пата (tool for moving portions of material) · lv lāpsta (tool for moving portions of material) · el φτυάρι (tool for moving portions of material) · ab ажыга (tool for moving portions of material) · it pala (tool for moving portions of material) · enm schovele (tool for moving portions of material) · fa بیل (tool for moving portions of material) · grc ἄμη (tool for moving portions of material) · ny fosholo (tool for moving portions of material) · kbd хьэнцэ (tool for moving portions of material) · fo spaði (tool for moving portions of material) · orv лопата (tool for moving portions of material) · be шу́фель (tool for moving portions of material) · sv skyffel (tool for moving portions of material) · tk pil (tool for moving portions of material) · sq lopatë (tool for moving portions of material) · nl schep (tool for moving portions of material) · tl pala (tool for moving portions of material) · arz كوريك (tool for moving portions of material) · lez ппер (tool for moving portions of material) · he אֵת (tool for moving portions of material) · az kürək (tool for moving portions of material) · be лапа́та (tool for moving portions of material) · eo ŝovelilo (tool for moving portions of material) · oc pala (tool for moving portions of material) · grc λίστρον (tool for moving portions of material) · apd كوريق (tool for moving portions of material) · fr pelle (tool for moving portions of material) · ulw tukyak (tool for moving portions of material) · alt кӱрек (tool for moving portions of material) · ga sluasaid (tool for moving portions of material) · cu лопата (tool for moving portions of material) · nl schop (tool for moving portions of material) · hy թիակ (tool for moving portions of material) · et kühvel (tool for moving portions of material) · av бугьун (tool for moving portions of material) · ckb بێڵ (tool for moving portions of material) · av бел (tool for moving portions of material) · kmr bêr (tool for moving portions of material) · hu ásólapát (tool for moving portions of material) · mn хүрз (tool for moving portions of material) · mn ᠬᠦᠷᠵᠡ (tool for moving portions of material) · te పార (tool for moving portions of material) · da skovl (tool for moving portions of material) · fr bêche (tool for moving portions of material) · cy rhaw (tool for moving portions of material) · af graaf (tool for moving portions of material) · az bel (tool for moving portions of material) · uz kurak (tool for moving portions of material) · nb skuffe (tool for moving portions of material) · es pala (tool for moving portions of material) · pt pá (tool for moving portions of material) · mk лопата (tool for moving portions of material) · sv skovel (tool for moving portions of material) · de Schüppe (tool for moving portions of material) · ms penyodok (tool for moving portions of material) · eo fosilo (tool for moving portions of material) · be рыдлёўка (tool for moving portions of material) · it badile (tool for moving portions of material) · ka ბარი (tool for moving portions of material) · lo ສຽມ (tool for moving portions of material) · ja スコップ (tool for moving portions of material) · hi खनित्र (tool for moving portions of material) · ca pala (tool for moving portions of material) · acw مجراف (tool for moving portions of material) · ne बेल्चा (tool for moving portions of material) · yi רידל (tool for moving portions of material) · mwl pala (tool for moving portions of material) · hi बेलचा (tool for moving portions of material) · cu ⰾⱁⱂⰰⱅⰰ (tool for moving portions of material) · afb شبل (tool for moving portions of material) · fi lapio (tool for moving portions of material) · ar مِجْرَاف (tool for moving portions of material) · sk lopata (tool for moving portions of material) · sh lòpata (tool for moving portions of material) · yi לאָפּעטע (tool for moving portions of material) · ckb خاکەناز (tool for moving portions of material) · acw كُريك (tool for moving portions of material) · taa xukali (tool for moving portions of material) · crh kürek (tool for moving portions of material) · ba көрәк (tool for moving portions of material) · bo སྦྱག་མ (tool for moving portions of material) · chr ᎠᎪᏕᏍᏗ (tool for moving portions of material) · tr kürek (tool for moving portions of material) · qu lampa (tool for moving portions of material) · cmn 鐵鍬 /铁锹 (tool for moving portions of material)