shovelard

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noun

A kind of dabbling duck; the shoveler.

OriginMiddle English schovelerd →
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Meanings

nounshovelard (plural shovelards)

plural shovelards

  1. UKdialectalA kind of dabbling duck; the shoveler.

Origin

  1. Middle English-ard
  2. Middle Englishschovelerd
  3. Englishshovelard

From Middle English schovelerd, schulerde, schevelard, from schovel (“shovel”), perhaps influenced by malard (“mallard”), on model of Middle Dutch lepelaar (“spoonbill”), with Middle English -ard replacing -aar, but not completely certain.

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APA

shovelard. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/shovelard

MLA

“shovelard.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/shovelard. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “shovelard,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/shovelard.

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