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shovelmaking

shovelmaking noun: the manufacture of shovels.

Noun

shovelmaking (uncountable)

  1. The manufacture of shovels.

Origin of shovelmaking

From shovel + making.

Questions about shovelmaking

What does shovelmaking mean?
Shovelmaking means the manufacture of shovels.
What part of speech is shovelmaking?
Shovelmaking is a noun.

Words near shovelmaking in the dictionary

  1. shovelling out
  2. shovelling up
  3. shovellings
  4. shovelmaker
  5. shovelmakers
  6. shovelmaking
  7. shovelman
  8. shovelmen
  9. shovelnose
  10. shovelnose frog
  11. shovelnose frogs

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