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Bible Encyclopedias
Shovel
1911 Encyclopedia Britannica
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'SHOVEL (O.E.' scoff, from root of scufan, to shove, push, cf. Ger. Schaufel, also Schiippe, scoop), an implement or tool, consisting of a broad flat blade with edges or sides turned up fixed to a wooden handle terminating in a bow like a spade. It is used for lifting or removing such loose substances as coal, gravel and the like.
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Chisholm, Hugh, General Editor. Entry for 'Shovel'. 1911 Encyclopedia Britanica. https://www.studylight.org/encyclopedias/eng/bri/s/shovel.html. 1910.
Chisholm, Hugh, General Editor. Entry for 'Shovel'. 1911 Encyclopedia Britanica. https://www.studylight.org/encyclopedias/eng/bri/s/shovel.html. 1910.
