Shov·el n.  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.
 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.


 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