shovelard

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English

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Etymology

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From Middle English schovelerd, schulerde, schevelard, from schovel (shovel), perhaps influenced by malard (mallard),[1] on model of Middle Dutch lepelaar (spoonbill), with Middle English -ard replacing -aar, but not completely certain.[2]

Noun

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shovelard (plural shovelards)

  1. (UK, dialect) A kind of dabbling duck; the shoveler.

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