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Plural for a garden tool with a handle and a flat blade for digging
“I use a spade to make holes with straight sides for planting trees, shrubs, and big clumps of perennials, and to dig up those same plants in order to transplant them.”
Plural for a card used in recreational games or activities, especially as part of a pack
Plural for a short pole with a broad blade used to move a vessel through water
Plural for a tool used to remove parts of stone, wood or metal
To dig or turn over soil with a spade
“I remember when my father tried to teach me how to spade the garden.”
To break up (soil) in preparation for sowing or planting
To scrape (and lift) a portion out with a scooped utensil or tool
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