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SHOVELFUL
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Dictionary entry overview: What does shovelful mean?
• SHOVELFUL (noun)
The noun SHOVELFUL has 1 sense:
1. the quantity a shovel can hold
Familiarity information: SHOVELFUL used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
The quantity a shovel can hold
Classified under:
Nouns denoting quantities and units of measure
Synonyms:
Hypernyms ("shovelful" is a kind of...):
containerful (the quantity that a container will hold)
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