Day 484
16 Oct 2022

spade

/speɪd/

noun
A garden tool with a handle and a flat blade for digging. Not to be confused with a shovel which is used for moving earth or other materials.A playing card marked with the symbol ♠.A black person.A cutting instrument used in flensing a whale.

verb
To turn over soil with a spade to loosen the ground for planting.