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Webster's Dictionary (1865)

2 entries under this word

Shovel

Shŏv'el, n.

noun

(shŭv'l), n. [A-S. scofl, scoefl, from sceófan, to shove; Dan. skovl, Sw. skoffel, skåfvel, skuffel, L. Ger. schüfel, schüppe, schappe, D. schoffel, O. D. schuyffel, schoeffel, schuppe, O. H. Ger. scûfala, scûfla, M. H. Ger. schûvel, N. H. Ger. schaufel.] An instrument consisting of a broad scoop or blade, more or less hollow, with a handle, used for throwing earth or loose substances.

Shŏv'el, v. t.

verbtransitive

[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 in great quantities.