9
digger(noun, move, dig, scoop, earthmover)
4
power shovel(noun, expression, idiom, earthmover)
4
shovel(noun, verb, tool)
3
dredge
3
miner(noun, concavity)
3
navvy
2
borer
2
dredger(noun, digger)
2
gouger
2
grubber
2
scooper
2
steam shovel(noun, expression, idiom, earthmover)
1
sapper(noun, concavity, digger)
1
apprehender
1
backhoe(noun, earthmover)
1
burrower
1
caver
1
ditcher
1
divided
1
drudger
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