Syn.
— See Thrust.
SHOVE
Shove, obs.
Defn: p. p. of Shove. Chaucer.
SHOVEBOARD; SHOVEGROAT
Shove"board`, Shove"groat`, n.
Defn: The same as Shovelboard.
SHOVEL
Shov"el, n. Etym: [OE. shovele, schovele, AS. scoft, sceoft; akin to
D. schoffel, G. schaufel, OHG. sc, Dan. skovl, Sw. skofvel, skyffel,
and to E. shove. sq. root160. See Shove, v. t.]
Defn: An implement consisting of a broad scoop, or more or less hollow blade, with a handle, used for lifting and throwing earth, coal, grain, or other loose substances. Shovel hat, a broad-brimmed hat, turned up at the sides, and projecting in front like a shovel, - - worn by some clergy of the English Church. [Colloq.] — Shovelspur (Zoöl.), a flat, horny process on the tarsus of some toads, — used in burrowing. — Steam shovel, a machine with a scoop or scoops, operated by a steam engine, for excavating earth, as in making railway cuttings.
SHOVEL
Shov"el, v. t. [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 up as with a shovel.