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a square foot, tapering toward its bottom.[1890-95]
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spade foot
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spade|foot — spade foot, a kind of tapered enlargement of the leg of a piece of furniture, common especially in Hepplewhite. spade|foot «SPAYD FUT», noun, plural foots. Also, spadefoot toad. any one of a large group of toads of Europe, northern Africa,… … Useful english dictionary
spade foot — ˈ ̷ ̷| ̷ ̷ noun : a terminal enlargement of the straight square furniture leg especially of the late 18th century that sweeps outward in an abrupt curve on each side and then gradually tapers downward see foot illustration * * * Furniture. a… … Useful english dictionary
spade — 1. n. & v. n. 1 a tool used for digging or cutting the ground etc., with a sharp edged metal blade and a long handle. 2 a tool of a similar shape for various purposes, e.g. for removing the blubber from a whale. 3 anything resembling a spade.… … Useful english dictionary
spade toad — Spadefoot Spade foot (sp[=a]d f[oo^]t ), n. (Zo[ o]l.) Any species of burrowing toads of the genus {Scaphiopus}, esp. {Scaphiopus Holbrookii}, of the Eastern United States; called also {spade toad}. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
spade — spade1 [spād] n. [ME < OE spadu, akin to Ger spaten < IE base * spē , long flat piece of wood > SPOON, Gr spathē] 1. a heavy, flat bladed, long handled tool used for digging by pressing the metal blade into the ground with the foot 2.… … English World dictionary
Foot plough — The foot plough is a type of spade used for cultivation, in the north west of Scotland. The Scottish Gaelic language contains many terms for the various varieties, e.g. cas dhìreach (straight foot) for the straighter variety and on, but cas chrom … Wikipedia
Spade Ranch (Nebraska) — Infobox nrhp name = Spade Ranch locmapin = Nebraska mapwidth = 250 caption = nearest city= Ellsworth, Nebraska lat degrees = 42 lat minutes = 18 lat seconds = 19.7 lat direction = N long degrees = 102 long minutes = 05 long seconds = 25.8 long… … Wikipedia
Spade — For other uses, see Spade (disambiguation). small spade for clay soil; the other one for sandy soil and loamy soil A spade is a tool designed primarily for the purpose of digging or removing earth.[1] Early spades were made of riven wood. After… … Wikipedia
spade — spade1 spadelike, adj. spader, n. /spayd/, n., v., spaded, spading. n. 1. a tool for digging, having an iron blade adapted for pressing into the ground with the foot and a long handle commonly with a grip or crosspiece at the top, and with the… … Universalium
spade — UK [speɪd] / US noun Word forms spade : singular spade plural spades 1) a) [countable] a tool used for digging that consists of a handle and a flat metal part that you push into the earth with your foot b) British a toy that children use for… … English dictionary
