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From: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

 Shov·el·er n.
 1. One who, or that which, shovels.
 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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