spading

spade

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [speyd]
- /speɪd/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [speyd]
- /speɪd/

Definitions of spading word

noun spading 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 blade usually narrower and flatter than that of a shovel. 1
noun spading some implement, piece, or part resembling this. 1
noun spading a sharp projection on the bottom of a gun trail, designed to dig into the earth to restrict backward movement of the carriage during recoil. 1
verb with object spading to dig, cut, or remove with a spade (sometimes followed by up): Let's spade up the garden and plant some flowers. 1
idioms spading call a spade a spade, to call something by its real name; be candidly explicit; speak plainly or bluntly: To call a spade a spade, he's a crook. 1
idioms spading in spades, Informal. in the extreme; positively: He's a hypocrite, in spades. without restraint; outspokenly: I told him what I thought, in spades. 1

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Origin of spading

First appearance:

before 900

One of the 4% oldest English words

before 900; Middle English (noun); Old English spadu; cognate with Dutch spade, German Spaten, Old Norse spathi spade, Greek spáthē broad, flat piece of wood

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Parts of speech for Spading

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adjective

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adverb

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spading popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 88% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.

According to our data about 71% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

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