(a) A tool for digging, spade, shovel; also fig.; (b) in cpds.: spade grafe, q.v.; spade iren, the iron with which a wooden spade is shod; spade land [cp. MDu., MLG spadelant], ?reclaimed or……
(a) The shoulder of an animal, usu. used for food; spaud half, the shoulder portion or section; (b) the shoulder blade of a person; the human shoulder; -- also coll.; also, fig. strength [quot……
