spadeful

spade·ful

[speyd-fool]
noun, plural spade·fuls.
the amount that can be dug out with or carried on a spade.

Origin:
1635–45; spade1 + -ful

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spadeful

noun
the quantity a shovel can hold [syn: shovel
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