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LONG-HANDLED SPADE

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does long-handled spade mean? 

LONG-HANDLED SPADE (noun)
  The noun LONG-HANDLED SPADE has 1 sense:

1. a spade with a long handle for digging narrow ditchesplay

  Familiarity information: LONG-HANDLED SPADE used as a noun is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


LONG-HANDLED SPADE (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

A spade with a long handle for digging narrow ditches

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Synonyms:

ditch spade; long-handled spade

Hypernyms ("long-handled spade" is a kind of...):

spade (a sturdy hand shovel that can be pushed into the earth with the foot)


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