noun

shovelful

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Shovelful (noun) means the amount a shovel can hold or lift in one go.

noun

The amount a shovel can hold or lift in one go.

"The doors are at the right level for firing, which normally is down one side of the firebox at a time, unlike our own practice, which is to fire each side of the firebox with alternate shovelfuls." — 'Balmore', Driving and firing modern French steam locomotives - Part One (1961)

"Two workers each had a shovelful of snow. There were two shovelsful of snow."

"One shovelful of dirt makes a molehill; a million shovelfuls make a mountain."

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