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shovelbill |
shovelboard |
shoveler |
shovelful |
shovelhead |
shoveller
| shovelnose
| shovelnose catfish
| shoven
| shover
| shoving
shoveller
WORDNET DICTIONARY
Noun shoveller has 2 senses
- shoveller(n = noun.person) shoveler - a worker who shovels; "a shoveler of coal" is a kind of worker
- shoveller(n = noun.animal) anas clypeata, broadbill, shoveler - freshwater duck of the northern hemisphere having a broad flat bill; Array is a kind of duck
is a member of anas, genus anas
OXFORD DICTIONARY
shoveller, n. (also shoveler)
1 a person or thing that shovels.
2 a duck, Anas clypeata, with a broad shovel-like beak.
1 a person or thing that shovels.
2 a duck, Anas clypeata, with a broad shovel-like beak.
Etymology
SHOVEL: sense 2 earlier shovelard f. -ARD, perh. after mallard
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