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shovelful

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shov·el·ful  (shvl-fl)
n.
The amount that a shovel can hold.
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.shovelful - the quantity a shovel can hold
containerful - the quantity that a container will hold
Translations
shovelful [ˈʃʌvlfʊl] Npaletada f
shovelful
nSchaufel f; a shovelful of coaleine Schaufel Kohle
shovelful [ˈʃʌvlfʊl] npalata
shovelful [ˈʃʌvlfʊl] npalata


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Where the sidehill touched the water he dug up a shovelful of dirt and put it into the gold-pan.
It began to snow, and every snow-flake that fell on her was to her as a whole shovelful thrown on one of us, for we are so big, and she was only an inch high.
We used to keep our coal in the bottom part of the cupboard, and when any was wanted we had to climb over the bed, fill a shovelful, and then crawl back.
 
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