shovelful
noun
shov·el·ful
ˈshə-vəl-ˌfu̇l 
plural shovelfuls
ˈshə-vəl-ˌfu̇lz
also shovelsful
ˈshə-vəlz-ˌfu̇l
also shovelsful
ˈshə-vəlz-ˌfu̇l
: as much as a shovel will hold
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Mourning family members, many who had traveled from Korea, began to throw shovelfuls of dirt onto the woman's casket during burial.
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Christina Coulter, Fox News, 29 Sep. 2024
Crews scraped the first shovelful of dirt from the top of the earthen dam on May 1, beginning the clearing of another obstacle for people and salmon who rely on the Klamath.
—Debra Utacia Krol, USA TODAY, 12 May 2024
Then came the crest and colors, the first shovelfuls for a $150 million training facility and the signing of local teenage goalkeeper Duran Ferree.
—Bryce Miller, San Diego Union-Tribune, 6 June 2024
Karuk elder Leaf Hillman and his wife, Lisa, were on hand this month to see the first shovelful of dirt scraped from the top of the earthen dam.
—Debra Utacia Krol, USA TODAY, 12 May 2024
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Christina Coulter, Fox News, 29 Sep. 2024
Crews scraped the first shovelful of dirt from the top of the earthen dam on May 1, beginning the clearing of another obstacle for people and salmon who rely on the Klamath.
—Debra Utacia Krol, USA TODAY, 12 May 2024
Then came the crest and colors, the first shovelfuls for a $150 million training facility and the signing of local teenage goalkeeper Duran Ferree.
—Bryce Miller, San Diego Union-Tribune, 6 June 2024
Karuk elder Leaf Hillman and his wife, Lisa, were on hand this month to see the first shovelful of dirt scraped from the top of the earthen dam.
—Debra Utacia Krol, USA TODAY, 12 May 2024
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“Shovelful.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/shovelful. Accessed 1 Dec. 2024.
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shovelful
noun
shov·el·ful
ˈshəv-əl-ˌfu̇l
plural shovelfuls
-ˌfu̇lz
also shovelsful
-əlz-ˌfu̇l
also shovelsful
-əlz-ˌfu̇l
: as much as a shovel will hold
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