shovelful

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English

Etymology

shovel +‎ -ful

Noun

shovelful (plural shovelfuls or shovelsful)

  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.

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