spadeful

[speyd-fool]

noun, plural -fuls.

the amount that can be dug out with or carried on a spade.

Origin:
1635–45; spade¹ + -ful

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Spadeful is always a great word to know.

So is quincunx. Does it mean:

an arrangement of five objects, as trees, in a square or rectangle, one at each corner and one in the middle.

a scrap or morsel of food left at a meal.

WordNet

spadeful
noun
the quantity a shovel can hold [syn: shovel]

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