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spade

21 ENTRIES FOUND:
  1. 1) spade (noun)
  2. 2) spade (verb)
  3. 3) spade (noun)
  4. spade beard (noun)
  5. spade bit (noun)
  6. spade casino (noun)
  7. spade edge (noun)
  8. spade face (noun)
  9. spade foot (noun)
  10. spade graft (noun)
  11. spade guinea (noun)
  12. spade hand (noun)
  13. spade handle (noun)
  14. spade lug (noun)
  15. spade money (noun)
  16. bar spade (noun)
  17. peat spade (noun)
  18. plow spade (noun)
  19. royal spade (noun)
  20. trail spade (noun)
  21. call (verb)

1spade

noun \ˈspād\

Definition of SPADE

1
: a digging implement adapted for being pushed into the ground with the foot
2
: a spade-shaped instrument
— spade·ful \-ˌfu̇l\ noun

Origin of SPADE

Middle English, from Old English spadu; akin to Greek spathē blade of a sword or oar
First Known Use: before 12th century

Other Hardware Terms

adze, auger, awl, chock, ferrule, punch, tang

Rhymes with SPADE

Ade, aid, aide, blade, braid, cade, clade, fade, glade, grade, jade, lade, made, maid, paid, raid, rayed, shade, stade, staid, suede, trade, wade

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