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the original earthmover, quietly relocating mountains one tired back at a time
means A handheld tool with a broad, scooped blade and a long handle, used for lifting and moving loose material like dirt, snow, or coal.
from From Old English 'scofl,' tracing back to a Germanic root meaning 'to push' or 'shove' — the very same root behind the word 'shove.' So a shovel is, quite literally, a shoving-tool, named for the gesture you make when you drive its edge into the earth. Cousins survive across the Germanic languages, like German 'Schaufel.'
war herotrench shovels were sharpened into close-combat weapons
ancient designbasic shape unchanged for over 4,000 years
gold rushsellers got richer than most miners did
physicsthe lever and inclined plane in one tool