Swift.
Syn. -- See Thrust.
Shove, obs. p. p. of Shove. Chaucer.
{ Shove"board` (?), Shove"groat` (?) }, n. The same as Shovelboard.
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. √160. 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.
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 (Zoöl.), 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.
Shov"el, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Shoveled (?) or Shovelled; p. pr. & vb. n.
Shoveling or Shovelling.] 1. To take up and throw with a shovel; as, to
shovel earth into a heap, or into a cart, or out of a pit.