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Originally appearing in Volume V24, Page 1014 of the 1911 Encyclopedia Britannica.
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SHOVEL (O.E. scoff, from
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root of scufan, to shove, push, cf. Ger. Schaufel, also Schiippe,
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scoop)  , an
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implement or
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tool, consisting of a broad
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flat blade with edges or sides turned up fixed to a wooden handle terminating in a
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bow like a
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spade . It is used for lifting or removing such loose substances as
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coal,
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gravel and the like .

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