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spade

1. spade \'spa-d\ \-.fu.l\ n [ME, fr. OE spadu; akin to Gk spathe- blade of 
   a sword or oar, O]HG spa-n chip of wood - more at SPOON 1: a digging 
   implement adapted for being pushed into the ground with the fo ot 2: a 
   spade-shaped instrument  1: to call a thing by its right name however 
   coarse  2: to speak frankly  - spade.ful n
2. spade vt : to dig or pare off with a spade to use a spade  - spad.er n
3. spade n [It spada or Sp espada broad sword; both fr. L spatha, fr. Gk] 
   spathe- blade : a black figure <spade> on each playing card of one of the 
   four suits ; also : a card or the suit of cards marked with this figure