shovelling

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shovelling

  1. (British spelling) present participle and gerund of shovel

Noun

shovelling (plural shovellings)

  1. The act by which something is shovelled.
    • 1828, Sir Henry Steuart, The Planter's Guide:
      The latter is usually executed two spits deep, with two intermediate shovellings; but in the work in question, we should go down between three and four spits, without any shovellings.

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