n. [ Cf. Spay, n. ]
n. [ AS. spaed; spada; akin to D. spade, G. spaten, Icel. spaði, Dan. & Sw. spade, L. spatha a spatula, a broad two-edged sword, a spathe, Gr.
“Let spades be trumps!” she said. Pope. [ 1913 Webster ]
Spade bayonet,
Spade handle (Mach.),
v. t.
n. Shoulder blade. [ Prov. Eng. ] [ 1913 Webster ]
n. (Zool.) An American market fish (Chaetodipterus faber) common on the southern coasts; -- called also
n. (Zool.) Any species of burrowing toads of the genus
n.;
n. One who, or that which, spades; specifically, a digging machine. [ 1913 Webster ]