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单词 shoveler
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shoveler

[ shuhv-uh-ler, shuhv-ler ]
/ ˈʃʌv ə lər, ˈʃʌv lər /

noun

a person or thing that shovels.
Ornithology.
  1. a freshwater duck of the Northern Hemisphere, Anas clypeata, having a broad, flat bill.
  2. any of several related, similar ducks.
Also especially British, shov·el·ler .

Origin of shoveler

late Middle English word dating back to 1400–50; see origin at shovel, -er1

Words nearby shoveler

shove-halfpenny, shove-ha'penny, shovel, shovel beak, shovelboard, shoveler, shovelful, shovel hat, shovelhead, shovelnose, shovel-nosed
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Example sentences from the Web for shoveler

  • Shoveler are so numerous that we have known over eighty bagged by one gun in a day.

    Unexplored Spain|Abel Chapman

  • The Shoveler is also present, if in much smaller numbers, and hides its very similar nest in much the same sort of places.

    Among the Birds in Northern Shires|Charles Dixon

  • It takes its name from its peculiar bill, and may be termed the Shoveler of Australia.

    Expedition into Central Australia|Charles Sturt

British Dictionary definitions for shoveler

shoveler
/ (ˈʃʌvələ) /

noun

a duck, Anas (or Spatula) clypeata, of ponds and marshes, having a spoon-shaped bill, a blue patch on each wing, and in the male a green head, white breast, and reddish-brown body
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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