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steam shovel
noun
- a machine for digging or excavating, operated by its own engine and boiler.
steam-shovel
noun
- a steam-driven mechanical excavator, esp one having a large bucket or grab on a beam slung from a revolving jib
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Word History and Origins
Origin of steam shovel1
An Americanism dating back to 1875–80
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Example Sentences
Can anyone imagine how a thought can turn into a steam shovel, or a steam shovel into a thought?
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Compare the two things, a state of consciousness and say, a steam shovel.
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But strength plows its scornful way through temperament like a steam-shovel.
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A few minutes' walk brought them in sight of the big steam shovel, which was doing the work of two hundred men with wheelbarrows.
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As the little party drew nearer, they could see more plainly the heaps of mud and wet dirt left in the wake of the steam shovel.
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