shovelful
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++LDOCE 5++shov·el·ful /ˈʃʌvəlfʊl/ noun [countable] DAMOUNTthe amount of coal, snow, earth etc that you can carry on a shovel 〔煤、雪、泥土等〕一满铲之量
Examples from the Corpus
shovelful• Indeed, its unspoiled days ended long before the corps turned a shovelful of dirt.• It was our shovelful of hot coals for the brazier.• Research is spilling out of the broking houses by the shovelful, but often straight into the fund manager's bin.shov·el·ful nounChineseSyllable
snow, the that can coal, of earth amount you etc Corpus
shovelful
shov‧el‧ful /ˈʃʌvəlfʊl/
noun [countable]
the amount of coal, snow, earth etc that you can carry on a shovel
shov‧el‧ful /ˈʃʌvəlfʊl/
noun [countable]the amount of coal, snow, earth etc that you can carry on a shovel