How to pronounce“spade”in English
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noun
A garden tool with a handle and a flat blade for digging. Not to be confused with a shovel which is used for moving earth or other materials.
“'Make your mind easy,' Ratsey said; 'I have dug too often in this graveyard for any to wonder if they see me with a spade.'”
noun
A cutting instrument used in flensing a whale.
verb
To turn over soil with a spade to loosen the ground for planting.
verb
To move with a spade, or as with a spade.
“‘Le baccarat,’ intoned the croupier as he spaded the thick chips over the table to Bond.”