shovelhead

[ shuhv-uh l-hed ]

/ ˈʃʌv əlˌhɛd /

noun

Words nearby shovelhead

shovel hat, shovel-nosed, shovelboard, shoveler, shovelful, shovelhead, shovelnose, shovelnose sturgeon, show, show and tell, show bag

Origin of shovelhead

An Americanism dating back to 1880–85; shovel + head

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British Dictionary definitions for shovelhead

shovelhead

/ (ˈʃʌvəlˌhɛd) /

noun

a common shark, Sphyrna tiburo, of the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans, having a shovel-shaped head: family Sphyrnidae (hammerheads)

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