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English
Etymology
From shovel + bum.
Pronunciation
Noun
shovelbum (plural shovelbums)
- (US, archaeology, humorous) A professional excavator on cultural resource management projects, who has done extensive field work.
Verb
shovelbum (third-person singular simple present shovelbums, present participle shovelbumming, simple past and past participle shovelbummed)
- (US, archaeology, humorous) To excavate, to do archaeology digs.
References
- King, Thomas (2005) Doing Archaeology: a Cultural Resource Management Perspective., Left Coast Press, →ISBN