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Sunday, November 20, 2011

What Do You Call It?

For years I have worked with this type of shovel. I have also been around people from all corners of the earth who have done the same.
I have heard this shovel called many names, but there is only one I use.

When I tell someone to "Go get the ______ out of the truck", I always get a funny look and then I think, they must not be from around here so I will use another name for it.

What do you call this shovel?

I want to see how many people call it the same as I do.    
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27 comments:

  1. kymberNovember 20, 2011 at 3:01 PM

    jambaloney says it is a thin-gardening spade...his gramma used to have one.

    not a very sexy name. i was thinking more along the lines of "Thor's Tomahawk" - cuz we all know that he had one - teeheehee!

    allright - you can tell i'm tired. audi!

    your friend,
    kymber

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  2. Jane @ Hard Work HomesteadNovember 20, 2011 at 3:10 PM

    We call it a trenching shovel.

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  3. StephenNovember 20, 2011 at 3:18 PM

    Trenching shovel here too.

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  4. AnonymousNovember 20, 2011 at 3:28 PM

    In the ozarks we call it a sharpshooter

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  5. jambaloneyNovember 20, 2011 at 3:31 PM

    my grandma called it a spade, she would use it to dig... yeah, trenches.. around her veggies etc.

    now that you guys mention it, i will pick one up, i have a TON of trenches to dig... thanks MDR for the pic and Jane and Stephen, for ringing the bell!!

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  6. MattNovember 20, 2011 at 3:38 PM

    Sharpshooter

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  7. mmpaintsNovember 20, 2011 at 4:22 PM

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  8. TiggerNovember 20, 2011 at 4:26 PM

    For some reason a Bill-dukie comes to mind.
    How Ya Doin MR Redneck? Hanging in here..
    God Bless.

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  9. mmpaintsNovember 20, 2011 at 4:27 PM

    dang typos, LOL it's a trenching or post hole shovel. it gets the most use around here for either digging up or planting trees. Perfect for digging water line trench, drainage, corner post holes in spots you can't get the tractor etc

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  10. AnonymousNovember 20, 2011 at 4:31 PM

    I've heard it called a tile spade back in Nebraska. In Colorado we call it the sharpshooter.

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  11. AnonymousNovember 20, 2011 at 4:32 PM

    Texan kid with Oregonian folks = "clam digger"

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  12. AnonymousNovember 20, 2011 at 4:42 PM

    We call it a sharpshooter, and I've been keeping an eye out for one lately at garage sales and such.

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  13. TexanNovember 20, 2011 at 4:43 PM

    I too have heard it called a sharpshooter but I call it the skinny shovel. LOL when I can't find the darn thing I will say to honeyman, "have you seen the skinny shovel" ... he knows the one I mean :O)

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  14. kymberNovember 20, 2011 at 5:00 PM

    oh Anonymous - you should get the prize - it would make an awesome clam-digger. and we always use a forked-shovel. i vote for Anonymous to win the prize!

    (although i do think Thor's Tomahawk should get an honourable mention!)

    your friend,
    kymber

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  15. AnonymousNovember 20, 2011 at 5:18 PM

    I have always called it a bill dookie

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  16. DukeNovember 20, 2011 at 5:26 PM

    I have seen it called a Tile Spade and a Trenching Shovel. We always used to to transplant shrubs, it was good for cutting roots way up under the trees and shrubs

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  17. tea4too0November 20, 2011 at 5:32 PM

    I have always called it a sharpshooter.

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  18. HossBossNovember 20, 2011 at 5:35 PM

    I've always called it a hotshot, which I guess is probably derived from someone calling it a sharpshooter? It's my favorite shovel because it can maneuver tight spaces and I can take 'little bites' ...easier on the back.

    : )

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  19. AnonymousNovember 20, 2011 at 5:36 PM

    Here in the UK I guess it would be a spade but it looks like something you would use in an Irish bog to dig peat, a peat spade, maybe!?

    Sarah

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  20. RoseNovember 20, 2011 at 6:00 PM

    My dad called it a "clam gun." I think it is also called a Number 2 pointed shovel. But we used it for clam digging in Alaska.

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  21. johnnybNovember 20, 2011 at 7:39 PM

    Sharpshooter

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  22. MudbugNovember 20, 2011 at 9:05 PM

    manhole opening shovel.

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  23. GenevieveNovember 20, 2011 at 10:43 PM

    I'd have to go with Texan's answer, Skinny Shovel.

    That being said I believe I have heard it called a sharpshooter and a trench shovel. I would simply call it skinny. That is so much easier if you ask me.

    I have a regular shovel
    I have a flat shovel
    But I don't have a skinny shovel.
    Yet.

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  24. Flier389November 21, 2011 at 12:20 AM

    My grandfather called it a spud spade. For digging up tators

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  25. RobNovember 21, 2011 at 6:25 AM

    A post hole shovel or small trench shovel? ???

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  26. Modern Day RedneckNovember 21, 2011 at 9:47 AM

    Thank you to everyone for your comments. I will post about this shovel and the results on the blog.

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  27. Mike BurnsJune 30, 2016 at 8:44 PM

    Bill dukie

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