SHOVELER


Meaning of SHOVELER in English

/shuv"euh leuhr, shuv"leuhr/ , n.

1. a person or thing that shovels.

2. Ornith.

a. a freshwater duck of the Northern Hemisphere, Anas clypeata, having a broad, flat bill.

b. any of several related, similar ducks.

Also, esp. Brit., shoveller .

[ 1400-50; late ME; see SHOVEL, -ER 1 ]

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