shovelhead

[ shuhv-uhl-hed ]

Origin of shovelhead

1
An Americanism dating back to 1880–85; shovel + head

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British Dictionary definitions for shovelhead

shovelhead

/ (ˈʃʌvəlˌhɛd) /


noun
  1. a common shark, Sphyrna tiburo, of the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans, having a shovel-shaped head: family Sphyrnidae (hammerheads)

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