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  • shovel — /shuv euhl/, n., v., shoveled, shoveling or (esp. Brit.) shovelled, shovelling. n. 1. an implement consisting of a broad blade or scoop attached to a long handle, used for taking up, removing, or throwing loose matter, as earth, snow, or coal. 2 …   Universalium

  • coal — n. 1) to mine, produce coal 2) to burn, use coal 3) to shovel coal (into a furnace) 4) anthracite, hard; bituminous, soft; brown coal 5) hot, live coals (to cook meat over hot coals) 6) a bed of coals * * * [kəʊl] bituminous brown coal hard …   Combinatory dictionary

  • shovel — shov•el [[t]ˈʃʌv əl[/t]] n. v. eled, el•ing (esp. brit.) elled, el•ling. 1) a hand implement consisting of a broad blade or scoop attached to a long handle, used for taking up or throwing loose matter 2) civ any fairly large contrivance or… …   From formal English to slang

  • coal — noun 1 black mineral ADJECTIVE ▪ clean, smokeless ▪ hard ▪ soft ▪ brown ▪ bituminous …   Collocations dictionary

  • coal mining — Coal was very important in the economic development of Britain. It was used as fuel in the factories built during the Industrial Revolution and continued to be important until the 1980s. The main coalfields are in north east England, the north… …   Universalium

  • Shovel — Shov el, n. [OE. shovele, schovele, AS. scoft, sceoft; akin to D. schoffel, G. schaufel, OHG. sc?vala, Dan. skovl, Sw. skofvel, skyffel, and to E. shove. [root]160. See {Shove}, v. t.] An implement consisting of a broad scoop, or more or less… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Shovel hat — Shovel Shov el, n. [OE. shovele, schovele, AS. scoft, sceoft; akin to D. schoffel, G. schaufel, OHG. sc?vala, Dan. skovl, Sw. skofvel, skyffel, and to E. shove. [root]160. See {Shove}, v. t.] An implement consisting of a broad scoop, or more or… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • shovel — ► NOUN ▪ a tool resembling a spade with a broad blade and upturned sides, used for moving coal, earth, snow, etc. ► VERB (shovelled, shovelling; US shoveled, shoveling) 1) move with a shovel. 2) (shovel down/in) inform …   English terms dictionary

  • Shovel — For other uses, see Shovel (disambiguation). A man carrying shovels …   Wikipedia

  • Coal mining — Men leaving a UK colliery at the close of a shift Surface coal mining in Wyo …   Wikipedia

  • shovel — [[t]ʃʌ̱v(ə)l[/t]] shovels, shovelling, shovelled (in AM, use shoveling, shoveled) 1) N COUNT A shovel is a tool with a long handle that is used for lifting and moving earth, coal, or snow. ...a coal shovel... She dug the foundation with a pick… …   English dictionary

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