spade

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to break, turn over, or remove (earth or sand, for example) with or as if with a tool

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a playing card in the major suit that has one or more black figures on it

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a sturdy hand shovel that can be pushed into the earth with the foot

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(ethnic slur) extremely offensive name for a Black person

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dig (up) with a spade

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