shoveler

2 definitions found

shoveler - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Shoveler \Shov"el*er\, n. [Also shoveller.]
     1. One who, or that which, shovels.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     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.
        [1913 Webster]

shoveler - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  shoveler
      n 1: a worker who shovels; "a shoveler of coal" [syn:
           shoveler, shoveller]
      2: freshwater duck of the northern hemisphere having a broad
         flat bill [syn: shoveler, shoveller, broadbill, Anas   clypeata
         ]