SHOVEL
NOUNS
► ADAM’S ARM a shovel, a spade → 1602 sl.
► ARMSTRONG PLOW a shovel → 1950 Amer. dial.
► ARMY BANJO a shovel → Bk1944 service sl.
► BANJO a long-handled shovel with a wide blade → 1930 Amer., Aust. & NZ sl.
► CANAL WRENCH a long-handled shovel → 1954 US sl.
► IDIOT SPOON a shovel or other digging tool → 1948 Amer. sl., esp. among loggers and miners
► IDIOT STICK a shovel → 1930s US sl., esp. among loggers and miners
► IDIOT TOOL a shovel → 1980s US sl.
► IGNORANT STICK a shovel → 1950s US sl.
► IRISH BANJO a spade, a shovel → 20C sl.
► IRISH FAN a spade, a shovel → 1920s US sl.
► IRISH SPOON a shovel → 1862 Amer. dial.
► LADY SHOVEL a small, lightweight shovel → 1984 Amer. dial.
► MUCK STICK a shovel → 1908 US sl.
► MUD SPOON a shovel → 1941 Amer. dial.
► MUD STICK a shovel → 1939 Amer. dial.
► NAVVY’S PRAYER BOOK a shovel → 1880 sl.
► UKELELE ► UKULELE a short-handled shovel → 1930 Amer. dial.
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