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scoop shovel

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Noun1.scoop shovel - the shovel or bucket of a dredge or backhoescoop shovel - the shovel or bucket of a dredge or backhoe
backhoe - an excavator whose shovel bucket is attached to a hinged boom and is drawn backward to move earth
dredge - a power shovel to remove material from a channel or riverbed
shovel - a hand tool for lifting loose material; consists of a curved container or scoop and a handle


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He was still in high school when he started working with a scoop shovel on a project in Littlerock; that was the beginning of his entry into the building construction and materials trade.
It's okay for scoop shovels and snow shovels, but for heavier work it leaves much to be desired.
Once a day, a maintenance worker goes out with gloves and a scoop shovel to clean up a half-acre of space that's part of the playing surface.
 
 
 
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