spade
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/speɪd/
English
Definitions
noun
- A garden tool with a handle and a flat blade for digging. Not to be confused with a shovel which is used for moving earth or other materials.
- A playing card marked with the symbol ♠.“I've got only one spade in my hand.”
- A black person.
- A cutting instrument used in flensing a whale.
verb
- To turn over soil with a spade to loosen the ground for planting.
noun
- A hart or stag three years old.
- A castrated man or animal.