steam shovel

2 definitions found

steam shovel - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Shovel \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. [root]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.
     [1913 Webster]
  
     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.
        [1913 Webster]

steam shovel - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  steam shovel
      n 1: a power shovel that is driven by steam