skuffe.
shovel
Meaning & usage
shovel
bucket
alternative form of skuff (“drawer”)
Where this word comes from
From Middle Low German schûf (“slider, shiftable element”, modern also “drawer”), deverbal from schûven (see etymology 2 below). In the sense of “shovel” probably influenced by related Middle Low German schuffel, schüffel (“shovel”). Compare skovl and skyffel.
to disappoint (someone)
Where this word comes from
From Middle Low German schōven (“to cheat, swindle”), usually derived from schōve (“scale of a fish”), with the notion of “to scale off”, hence “to denude, deprive”. Compare dated German beschuppen in the same sense.
to shovel (something)
Where this word comes from
Either denominal from etymology 1 or directly from the underlying Middle Low German schûven (“to push”), from Proto-Germanic *skeubaną.
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