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.

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

Oxford English vocab.      Оксфордский английский словарь.