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UK
/ʃˈʌvəlɐ/
]
NOUN
- freshwater duck of the northern hemisphere having a broad flat bill
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a worker who shovels
a shoveler of coal
How To Use shoveler In A Sentence
- When the shovelers come by, they shovel the bread, rats and spoiled meat into the sausage vats.
- Nestled in the hills of California's San Joaquin Valley, a tranquil pond invites flocks of ruddy ducks, pintails, and shovelers to feed at its shores.
- During the spring and fall migration periods, extensive use is made of the area by most waterfowl in the mid-Atlantic region, including Canada geese, greenwinged teal, bluewinged teal, gadwall, pintail, wigeon and shoveler. Delaware National Estuarine Research Reserve
- The shovelers and pintails have reached the northern plains and have spread through much of Alaska.
- One curious thing he had noticed, the very first day, in his profession of shoveler of guts; which was the sharp trick of the floor bosses whenever there chanced to come a "slunk" calf. The Jungle
- As Bella Vista's shovelers work into the late-afternoon twilight, the faint chiming of church bells wafts over from the nearby town center.
- We can look forward to the jobs of the future – serf, lawn jockey, manure shoveler, FauxNewsmodel, etc. Matthew Yglesias » Question to Ponder
- Arctic terns, Mew gulls, scaup, shoveler, buffleheads, baldpates, yellow legs and various passerines were observed.
- Far less abundant and therefore more highly prized are pintails and shovelers.
- The short list includes gadwalls, wigeons, mallards, shovelers, mottled ducks and pintails.