SHOVEL

I. noun Etymology: Middle English, from Old English scofl; akin to Old High German scūfla ~, Old English scūfan to thrust away Date: before 12th century 1. a hand implement consisting of a broad scoop or a more or less hollowed out blade with a handle used to lift and throw material, something that resembles a ~, an excavating machine, ~ful , II. verb (-eled or -elled; -eling or ~ling) Date: 15th century transitive verb to take up and throw with a ~, to dig or clean out with a ~, to throw or convey roughly or in a mass as if with a ~ , intransitive verb to use a ~