Dictionary entry

Shovel (2)

Webster's Dictionary 1913

Shov″el, v. t. [imp. & p. p.Shoveled (?) or Shovelled; p. pr. & vb. n.Shoveling or Shovelling.] 1. To take up and throw with a shovel; as, to shovel earth into a heap, or into a cart, or out of a pit.

2. To gather up as with a shovel.