shov·el
noun/ˈʃʌvl/
/ˈʃʌvl/
- a tool like a spade with a long handle and a broad metal part with curved edges, used for moving earth, snow, sand, etc.
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铲;铁铲 - workmen with picks and shovels
手拿镐铲的工人 - (North American English) The children took their pails and shovels to the beach.
孩子们带着桶和铲子到海滩上去了。
- workmen with picks and shovels
- the part of a large machine or vehicle that digs or moves earth
(推土机、挖土机等的)铲,铲形部分
Word OriginOld English scofl, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch schoffel, German Schaufel, also to the verb shove.