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One who, or that which, shovels.

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  1. n. One who, or that which, shovels.
  2. n. A river duck (Spatula clypeata), native of Europe and America. It has a large bill, broadest towards the tip. The male is handsomely variegated with green, blue, brown, black, and white on the body; the head and neck are dark green. Called also broadbill, spoonbill, shovelbill, and maiden duck. The Australian shoveler, or shovel-nosed duck (S. rhynchotis), is a similar species.
  3. n. a worker who shovels
  4. n. freshwater duck of the Northern Hemisphere having a broad flat bill
  5. 1. One who, or that which, shovels. 2. (Zoöl.) A river duck (Spatula clypeata), native of Europe and America. It has a large bill, broadest towards the tip. The male is handsomely variegated with green, blue, brown, black, and white on the body; the head and neck are dark green. Called also broadbill, spoonbill, shovelbill, and maiden duck. The Australian shoveler, or shovel-nosed duck (S. rhynchotis), is a similar species.
  6. A river duck (Spatula clypeata), native of Europe and America.It has a large bill, broadest towards the tip. The male is handsomelyvariegated with green, blue, brown, black, and white on the body; thehead and neck are dark green. Called also broadbill, spoonbill,shovelbill, and maiden duck. The Australian shoveler, or shovel-nosedduck (S. rhynchotis), is a similar species.
  7. n:100 n. a worker who shovels n. freshwater duck of the northern hemisphere having a broad flat bill