spadeful

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spadeful

/ˈspeɪdful/

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From spade + -ful.

noun spadefuls · spadesful

The amount held or moved by a spade at once. Near-synonym: shovelful (broadly synonymous)
Similar: spadeload, shovelful[Appendix:Glossary

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@misc{spadeful_2026,
  title = {spadeful},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/spadeful},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}