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24 Apr 2021
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English (UK)
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What is the difference between Spade and Shovel
Shovel
Shovel ?Feel free to just provide example sentences.
What is the difference between Spade and Shovel
Shovel
Shovel ?Feel free to just provide example sentences.
Shovel
Shovel ?Feel free to just provide example sentences.
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- English (UK)
They are often used as the exact same word, but technically speaking a spade is for digging and a shovel is for moving material. For example ‘you should use a shovel to clear the snow’
However almost nobody would correct you or even know the difference.
Additionally shovel is a verb but spade is not. ‘He is shovelling snow’
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Thank you a lot. BTW Can I say that the end of spade is pointed and the other is flat?
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