SHOVELLER


Meaning of SHOVELLER in English

n. (also shoveler) 1 a person or thing that shovels. 2 a duck, Anas clypeata, with a broad shovel-like beak.

[ SHOVEL: sense 2 earlier shovelard f. -ARD, perh. after mallard ]

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