shoveler

from WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006)
shoveler
    n 1: a worker who shovels; "a shoveler of coal" [syn:
         {shoveler}, {shoveller}]
    2: freshwater duck of the northern hemisphere having a broad
       flat bill [syn: {shoveler}, {shoveller}, {broadbill}, {Anas
       clypeata}]
    
from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
Shoveler \Shov"el*er\, n. [Also shoveller.]
   1. One who, or that which, shovels.
      [1913 Webster]

   2. (Zool.) A river duck ({Spatula clypeata}), native of
      Europe and America. It has a large bill, broadest towards
      the tip. The male is handsomely variegated with green,
      blue, brown, black, and white on the body; the head and
      neck are dark green. Called also {broadbill}, {spoonbill},
      {shovelbill}, and {maiden duck}. The Australian shoveler,
      or shovel-nosed duck ({Spatula rhynchotis}), is a similar
      species.
      [1913 Webster]
    

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