Found 2 hits - Term: shovel hat, Database: *, Strategy: prefix
- [1] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
shovel \shov"el\, n. oe. shovele, schovele, as. scoft, sceoft;
akin to d. schoffel, g. schaufel, ohg. sc?vala, dan. skovl,
sw. skofvel, skyffel, and to e. shove. root160. see
shove, v. t.
an implement consisting of a broad scoop, or more or less
hollow blade, with a handle, used for lifting and throwing
earth, coal, grain, or other loose substances.
1913 webster
shovel hat, a broad-brimmed hat, turned up at the sides,
and projecting in front like a shovel, -- worn by some
clergy of the english church. colloq.
shovelspur zool., a flat, horny process on the tarsus of
some toads, -- used in burrowing.
steam shovel, a machine with a scoop or scoops, operated by
a steam engine, for excavating earth, as in making railway
cuttings.
1913 webster
see also:
shove shovel hat shovelspur steam shovel
- [2] : WordNet (r) 2.0
shovel hat
n : a stiff broad-brimmed hat with the brim turned up at the
sides and projecting in front; worn by some clergymen in
england
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