Spadeful

/ˈspeɪdful/ noun

noun ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    The amount held or moved by a spade at once.

    "Near-synonym: shovelful (broadly synonymous)"

  2. 2
    the quantity a shovel can hold wordnet

Example

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"Near-synonym: shovelful (broadly synonymous)"

Etymology

From spade + -ful.

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