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Definition of Spadefuls
1. spadeful [n] - See also: spadeful
Lexicographical Neighbors of Spadefuls
Literary usage of Spadefuls
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Annals of Horticulture (1850)
"When the trench is taken out, a row of spadefuls taken from the undisturbed ...
Another row of spadefuls is then to be cast against, or rather on these, ..."
2. The Book of the Farm by Henry Stephens (1852)
"In forming the thorn-bed, raise a large, firm, deep spadeful of spadefuls in this
manner, side by side, beat down their crowns with the that line, ..."
3. The Mechanic's Calculator: Comprehending Principles, Rules, and Tables in by William Grier (1839)
"Forty boys are set to dig a trench in summer; 14 spadefuls can be dug in summer
for 12 in winter; 6 men can do as much as 13 boys; and 16 men can do it in ..."
4. The Mechanics Calculator: Comprehending Principles, Rules, and Tables in the by William Grier (1853)
"Forty boys are set to dig a trench in summer ; 14 spadefuls can be dug in summer
for 12 in winter; 6 men can do as much as 13 boys ; and 16 men can do it in ..."
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