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SCOOP SHOVEL
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
The shovel or bucket of a dredge or backhoe
Synonyms:
scoop; scoop shovel
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("scoop shovel" is a kind of...):
shovel (a hand tool for lifting loose material; consists of a curved container or scoop and a handle)
Holonyms ("scoop shovel" is a part of...):
backhoe (an excavator whose shovel bucket is attached to a hinged boom and is drawn backward to move earth)
dredge (a power shovel to remove material from a channel or riverbed)
