From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary Englishshovelfulshov‧el‧ful /ˈʃʌvəlfʊl/ noun [countable] DAMOUNTthe amount of coal, snow, earth etc that you can carry on a shovel
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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. 