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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 ditches
Familiarity information: LONG-HANDLED SPADE used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
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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