spading

‖n. [ NL., fr. Gr. 'epi` upon + &unr_; to draw, rend. ] (Med.) A deformity in which the urethra opens upon the top of the penis, instead of at its extremity. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ F. espadon, fr. Sp. espadon, fr. espada sword; or fr. It. spadone an espadon, spada sword. ] A long, heavy, two-handed and two-edged sword, formerly used by Spanish foot soldiers and by executioners. Wilhelm. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. a sandal with a sole made of rope or rubber and a cloth upper part. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

‖n. [ NL., fr. Gr. "ypo` beneath + spa`n to draw, tear.] (Med.) A deformity of the penis, in which the urethra opens upon its under surface. [1913 Webster]

. (Auction Bridge) A spade when spades are trumps under the condition that every trick over six taken by the successful bidder has a score value of 9; -- usually in pl. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]

n. (Mining) A nail one or two inches long, of iron, brass, tin, or tinner iron, with a hole through the flattened head, used to mark stations in underground surveying. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]

‖n. [ F., fr. It. spadaccino a swordsman, from spada a sword. ] A bravo; a bully; a duelist. Ld. Lytton. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. A little spade. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Cf. Spay, n. ] 1. (Zool.) A hart or stag three years old. [ Written also spaid, spayade. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

2. [ Cf. L. spado. ] A castrated man or beast. [ 1913 Webster ]

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. spa`qh. Cf. Epaulet, Spade at cards, Spathe, Spatula. ] 1. An implement for digging or cutting the ground, consisting usually of an oblong and nearly rectangular blade of iron, with a handle like that of a shovel. “With spade and pickax armed.” Milton. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. [ Sp. espada, literally, a sword; -- so caused because these cards among the Spanish bear the figure of a sword. Sp. espada is fr. L. spatha, Gr. spa`qh. See the Etymology above. ] One of that suit of cards each of which bears one or more figures resembling a spade. [ 1913 Webster ]

“Let spades be trumps!” she said. Pope. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. A cutting instrument used in flensing a whale. [ 1913 Webster ]

Spade bayonet, a bayonet with a broad blade which may be used digging; -- called also trowel bayonet. --
Spade handle (Mach.), the forked end of a connecting rod in which a pin is held at both ends. See Illust. of Knuckle joint, under Knuckle. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Spaded; p. pr. & vb. n. Spading. ] To dig with a spade; to pare off the sward of, as land, with a spade. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. Shoulder blade. [ Prov. Eng. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

n. (Zool.) An American market fish (Chaetodipterus faber) common on the southern coasts; -- called also angel fish, moonfish, and porgy. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. (Zool.) Any species of burrowing toads of the genus Scaphiopus, esp. Scaphiopus Holbrookii, of the Eastern United States; -- called also spade toad. [ 1913 Webster ]

n.; pl. Spadefuls [ Spade + full. ] As much as a spade will hold or lift. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. One who, or that which, spades; specifically, a digging machine. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ L. spadix, -icis, a date-brown or nut-brown color. See Spadix. ] 1. Of a bright clear brown or chestnut color. Sir T. Browne. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. (Bot.) Bearing flowers on a spadix; of the nature of a spadix. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. (Bot.) Spadiceous. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ F., fr. Sp. espadilla, dim. of espada. See Spade a card. ] (Card Playing) The ace of spades in omber and quadrille. [ 1913 Webster ]

n.; pl. L. Spadices E. Spadixes [ L., a palm branch broken off, with its fruit, Gr. &unr_;. ] 1. (Bot.) A fleshy spike of flowers, usually inclosed in a leaf called a spathe. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. (Zool.) A special organ of the nautilus, due to a modification of the posterior tentacles. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖n.; pl. Spadones [ L., fr. Gr. &unr_;. ] 1. Same as Spade, 2. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. (Law) An impotent person. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Cf. F. & Sp. espadon, It. spadone. See Espadon, Spade. ] A sword, especially a broadsword, formerly used both to cut and thrust. [ 1913 Webster ]