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What is another word for Spadefuls?

Pronunciation: [spˈe͡ɪdfə͡lz] (IPA)

Spadefuls can refer to the amount of soil or other material that can be held by a spade. Synonyms for this word include shovel-fulls, scoop-fulls, and heapings. Other alternatives include loads, masses, piles, and mounds. In a gardening context, terms like bushels, bales, and sacks can also be used to refer to quantities of soil or compost. When describing actions, words like digging, scooping, and shoveling can all be used interchangeably with spade work or filling a spade. Regardless of the word chosen, the important thing is to clearly communicate the amount or size of the material being moved.
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Coombes had not dug many Spadefuls before he saw what had been plain enough-that ten such men as he could not dig the graves in time.
"The Seaboard Parish, Complete"
George MacDonald
A few Spadefuls of clean white sand obliterated all superficial traces of the gruesome happenings in the vicinity of the wagon.
"By Veldt and Kopje"
William Charles Scully
The first Spadefuls of earth he threw up were absolutely worthless; it was only white sand, then gray sand, then yellow sand, then gravel.
"Iermola"
Joseph Ignatius Kraszewksi

Related words: spadefuls of dirt, spadefuls of snow, spadefuls in the ground, spadefuls of sand, _____ in a spadeful

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