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  • 121steam shovel — noun a power shovel that is driven by steam (Freq. 1) • Hypernyms: ↑power shovel, ↑excavator, ↑digger, ↑shovel * * * noun, pl ⋯ els [count] US : a large machine that is powered by steam and that is used for digging large holes called also… …

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  • 122The Pick, the Sickle and the Shovel — Infobox Album | Name = The Pick, the Sickle and the Shovel Type = Album Artist = Gravediggaz Released = October 14 1997 Recorded = 1996 1997 Genre = East Coast hip hop, hardcore hip hop, horrorcore Length = 60:24 Label = Gee Street/V2/BMG Records …

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  • 123Rowland Shovel Works — Philadelphia saws, axes, shovels, rakes, and picks were in demand everywhere across the nation during the 19th century, helping to win the West and complete the United States. Besides the Disston Saw Works, a good amount of these tools were made… …

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  • 124power shovel — noun a machine for excavating • Syn: ↑excavator, ↑digger, ↑shovel • Derivationally related forms: ↑shovel (for: ↑shovel), ↑dig (for …

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  • 125Fire shovel — Fire Fire (f[imac]r), n. [OE. fir, fyr, fur AS. f[=y]r; akin to D. vuur, OS. & OHG. fiur, G. feuer, Icel. f[=y]ri, f[=u]rr, Gr. py^r, and perh. to L. purus pure, E. pure Cf. {Empyrean}, {Pyre}.] 1. The evolution of light and heat in the… …

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  • 126Pick and Shovel — Infobox Film name = Pick and Shovel image size = caption = director = George Jeske producer = Hal Roach writer = narrator = starring = Stan Laurel music = cinematography = Frank Young editing = distributor = released = 17 June, 1923 runtime =… …

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  • 127Operation Silver Shovel — The official seal of the FBI. Operation Silver Shovel was a major United States Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) probe into political corruption in Chicago during the 1990s. By the end of the probe illegal activities from labor union… …

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  • 128cling like shit to a shovel — AND stick like shit to a shovel 1. in. to stick or adhere [to someone or something] tightly. (Usually objectionable.) □ That oily stuff sticks like shit to a shovel. 2. in. to be very dependent on someone; to follow someone round. (Often with an… …

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