What is to dig with a spade; to pare off the sward of, as land, with a spade called?
spade — To dig with a spade; to pare off the sward of, as land, with a spade. (Webster's 1913.)
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- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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