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steam shovel

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steam shovel

–noun
a machine for digging or excavating, operated by its own engine and boiler.

Origin:
1875–80, Americanism
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power shovel  
n.  A large, usually mobile earthmoving machine having a boom and a hinged bucket for excavating. Also called steam shovel.
steam shovel  
n.  
  1. A large, steam-driven machine for digging.

  2. See power shovel.

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