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Hoveler
(gcide) | Hoveler \Hov"el*er\, n.
One who assists in saving life and property from a wreck; a
coast boatman. [Written also hoveller.] [Prov. Eng.] --G.
P. R. James.
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shoveler
(encz) | shoveler, n: |
Shoveler
(gcide) | Shoveler \Shov"el*er\, n. [Also shoveller.]
1. One who, or that which, shovels.
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2. (Zool.) A river duck (Spatula clypeata), native of
Europe and America. It has a large bill, broadest towards
the tip. The male is handsomely variegated with green,
blue, brown, black, and white on the body; the head and
neck are dark green. Called also broadbill, spoonbill,
shovelbill, and maiden duck. The Australian shoveler,
or shovel-nosed duck (Spatula rhynchotis), is a similar
species.
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shoveler
(wn) | shoveler
n 1: a worker who shovels; "a shoveler of coal" [syn:
shoveler, shoveller]
2: freshwater duck of the northern hemisphere having a broad
flat bill [syn: shoveler, shoveller, broadbill, {Anas
clypeata}] |
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