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shovelful

noun

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Wiktionary

noun

Etymology: From shovel + -ful.

  1. The amount that can be moved at once with a shovel.

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

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