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shovelhead

[ shuhv-uhl-hed ]

shovelhead

/ ˈʃʌ±¹É™±ôËŒ³óÉ›»å /

noun

  1. a common shark, Sphyrna tiburo, of the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans, having a shovel-shaped head: family Sphyrnidae (hammerheads)
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged†2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Origin of shovelhead1

An Americanism dating back to 1880–85; shovel + head
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Then they poked a foot into unseen crevices, hoping to grab a whiskered flathead catfish, a.k.a. yellow cat, opelousas, motley or shovelhead.

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